Medical Terminology / Unit 4 MedTerm 0194 short lesson, about 20 seconds
viscer/o: Internal Organs
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The idea
The combining form viscer slash o names the internal organs, particularly those within the ventral cavity.
In practice
Visceral pain is pain arising from an internal organ.
Where people slip
Visceral describes the organ itself, as distinct from the membrane covering it.
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