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Vicus vs Viscus - What's the difference?

vicus | viscus |

As nouns the difference between vicus and viscus

is that vicus is a small civilian settlement outside a roman fort while viscus is (anatomy) one of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.

vicus

English

(wikipedia vicus)

Noun

(vici)
  • a small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort
    • ----

    viscus

    English

    Noun

    (viscera)
  • (anatomy) One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.
  • Specifically, the intestines.

    • Synonyms

    * entrails * innards * intestines * offal

    Derived terms

    * eviscerate * visceral

    See also

    * (wikipedia "viscus") * (l)

    References

    * * * English nouns with irregular plurals ----