visceral

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French viscéral (modern French viscéral), or from its etymon Medieval Latin viscerālis (“internal”) + English -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Viscerālis is derived from Latin viscera (a plural form of vīscus (“internal organ of the body”); further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to rotate, turn”)) + -ālis (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈvɪsəɹəl/, [ˈvɪsəɹɫ̩], /ˈvɪsɹəl/, [ˈvɪsɹɫ̩] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈvəsəɹəl/, [ˈvəsəɹɫ̩], /ˈvəsɹəl/, [ˈvəsɹɫ̩] Hyphenation: vis‧cer‧al === Adjective === visceral (comparative more visceral, superlative most visceral) (anatomy) Of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera (“internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities”). visceral remains Synonym: splanchnic Antonym: parietal (pathology) Of a disease: involving the viscera. Of or relating to the viscera or bowels regarded as the origin of a person's emotions; hence (figuratively), relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility. [16th–17th c.; revived from 20th c.] (figuratively) Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:visceral Antonym: cerebral (obsolete) (Apparently) situated in the viscera or the interior of the body. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== gut feeling gut reaction === References === === Further reading === organ (biology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “visceral”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “visceral”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === calivers, cavilers, claviers, servical == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [bi.səˈɾal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [vi.səˈɾal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [vi.seˈɾal] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [bi.seˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: vis‧ce‧ral === Adjective === visceral m or f (masculine and feminine plural viscerals) visceral ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “visceral”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “visceral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “visceral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “visceral”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: vis‧ce‧ral === Adjective === visceral m or f (plural viscerais) visceral ==== Derived terms ==== visceralmente ==== Related terms ==== víscera === Further reading === “visceral”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “visceral”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French viscéral. === Adjective === visceral m or n (feminine singular viscerală, masculine plural viscerali, feminine/neuter plural viscerale) visceral ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From víscera +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bisθeˈɾal/ [bis.θeˈɾal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /biseˈɾal/ [bi.seˈɾal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: vis‧ce‧ral === Adjective === visceral m or f (masculine and feminine plural viscerales) visceral ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “visceral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025