visceral : Idioms & Phrases
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Visceral arches
(Anat.) , the bars or ridges between the visceral clefts.
Webster 1913
visceral brain
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noun a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior
limbic brain; limbic system.
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Visceral cavity ∨ tube
(Anat.) , the ventral cavity of a vertebrate, which contains the alimentary canal, as distinguished from the dorsal, or cerebro-spinal, canal.
Webster 1913
Visceral clefts
(Anat.) , transverse clefts on the sides just back of the mouth in the vertebrate embryo, which open into the pharyngeal portion of the alimentary canal, and correspond to the branchial clefts in adult fishes.
Webster 1913
visceral leishmaniasis
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noun leishmaniasis of the viscera
dumdum fever; Assam fever; kala-azar.
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visceral pericardium
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noun the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium
epicardium.
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visceral pleura
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noun pleura that covers the lungs
