viscer/o
internal organs, viscera
From Latin viscera, the internal organs
Meaning
What does viscer/o mean?
viscer/o is a root meaning internal organs, viscera. It comes from Latin viscera, the internal organs.
Inside words it is spelled viscer.
Visceral pain from the organs is dull and hard to pinpoint, unlike somatic pain from skin, muscle and bone.
In real words
Medical words with viscer/o
relating to or located among the internal organs, as visceral fat or visceral pain
abnormal enlargement of internal organs such as the liver or spleen (organomegaly)
downward displacement of the abdominal organs
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Cells, tissues and the body
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