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| − | + | In the word '''viscera''' and its derivatives (principally the [[adjective]] '''visceral''' and the [[verb]] 'to '''eviscerate'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>), the '-c-' is silent. They are pronounced 'VISS-err-a' ({{IPA|ˈvɪs É™r É™}}), 'VISS-err-el' (/ˈvɪs É™r É™l/} and 'i-VISS-err-ate' (/ɪ ˈvɪs É™r əɪt/}}). | |
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| + | ::The '''viscera''' are the soft internal organs of the body, usually the human body. It is a [[Latin]] word, the [[plural]] of '''viscus''', little used in current English. Viscera was adopted into medical use in English as it was felt to be more 'delicate', or [[euphemism|euphemistic]], that less educated terms like 'guts' (now largely informal), 'bowels', now a rather archaic word, or 'offal' - a word used mostly by butchers, cooks etc, and restricted to the internal organs of animals other than humans. | ||
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Revision as of 18:20, 28 August 2011
In the word viscera and its derivatives (principally the adjective visceral and the verb 'to eviscerate'), the '-c-' is silent. They are pronounced 'VISS-err-a' (IPA: /ˈvɪs ər ə/), 'VISS-err-el' (/ˈvɪs ər əl/} and 'i-VISS-err-ate' (/ɪ ˈvɪs ər əɪt/}}).
- The viscera are the soft internal organs of the body, usually the human body. It is a Latin word, the plural of viscus, little used in current English. Viscera was adopted into medical use in English as it was felt to be more 'delicate', or euphemistic, that less educated terms like 'guts' (now largely informal), 'bowels', now a rather archaic word, or 'offal' - a word used mostly by butchers, cooks etc, and restricted to the internal organs of animals other than humans.
