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VISCERAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation

Synonyms:

intuitive; nonrational; visceral

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

illogical; unlogical (lacking in correct logical relation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or affecting the viscera

Example:

a splanchnic nerve

Synonyms:

splanchnic; visceral

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

viscera (internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity))

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 Context examples: 

Mutation of the gene is associated with visceral heterotaxy autosomal type 5.

(NODAL wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutations in this gene can cause autosomal visceral heterotaxy.

(CRYPTIC Protein, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

Mutations in the gene produce variant alleles that result in autosomal visceral heterotaxy.

(CFC1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

It consists of the parietal peritoneum that covers the inside of the abdominal wall and the visceral peritoneum that covers the surface of the intestine and mesentery.

(Peritoneum, NCI Thesaurus)

There are four major clinical types of this infection: cutaneous (Old and New World) (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS), diffuse cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS), mucocutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS), and visceral (LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL).

(Leishmaniasis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

There are three main forms of the disease: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral leishmaniasis.

(Leishmaniasis, NCI Thesaurus)

Twelve pairs of nerves that carry general afferent, visceral afferent, special afferent, somatic efferent, and autonomic efferent fibers.

(Cranial Nerve, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The disease comes in three forms: visceral (the most severe form), cutaneous (the most common), and mucocutaneous.

(Study uncovers cause of aggressive leishmaniasis strain, SciDev.Net)

Leishmania is an intracellular protozoan parasite of macrophages that causes visceral, mucosal, and cutaneous diseases.

(Leishmaniasis Infection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

The potential body space formed between the parietal and visceral layers of the pericardial sac.

(Pericardial Cavity, NCI Thesaurus)