(thing) by BioTech Sat Jun 15 2002 at 17:42:56
In human medicine, any hollow organ, such as the bladder, the stomach, etc.

From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.

del.icio.us Facebook Digg StumbleUpon Reddit   (I like it!)
(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:17:50

Vis"cus (?), n.; pl. Viscera (#). [L., perhaps akin to E. viscid.] Anat.

One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; -- especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.

 

© Webster 1913.

del.icio.us Facebook Digg StumbleUpon Reddit (unvotable) (I like it!)
Y'know, if you log in, you can write something here, or contact authors directly on the site. Create a New User if you don't already have an account.