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▪ I. ‖ ˈviscus1 Obs. rare.
[app. a. L. viscus birdlime, glue.]
A soft viscous substance or mass.
1643J. Steer tr. Exp. Chyrurg. viii. 36 This following Viscus..incarnateth all sorts of corrupt ulcers. 1673Ray Journ. Low C. 457 Snails taken alive shells and all, and pounded in a mortar till they become a perfect pap or viscus.
▪ II. ‖ viscus2 Anat.|ˈvɪskəs|
[L. viscus, usually in pl. viscera viscera.]
One or other of the soft internal organs of the body.
1728Chambers Cycl., Liver, a large glandulous Viscus, of a red sanguine Colour [etc.]. 1754–64Smellie Midwif. I. 144 A tension of the part ensues affecting the nerves of that Viscus. 1771Encycl. Brit. I. 238/1 It passes next behind the liver, through the great sinus of that viscus. 1804Abernethy Surg. Obs. 236, I felt the bladder, and could puncture that viscus. 1839–47Todd's Cycl. Anat. III. 208/2 In other parts of the body they assume various appearances peculiar to each viscus or organ. 1879Spencer Data Ethics iii. 33 Imperfection of any viscus, as lungs, heart or liver.
transf.1829T. Castle Introd. Bot. 260 Sap or lymph..must either be intermediately conveyed to some viscus proper to give it elaboration, or immediately distributed throughout the whole body of the plant. |