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Viscus vs Discus - What's the difference?

viscus | discus |

As nouns the difference between viscus and discus

is that 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 while discus is a round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.

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 ----

    discus

    English

    (discus throw)

    Noun

    (discuses)
  • A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
  • * 2004 , Frank Fitzpatrick, "The amazing story of the first discus medal winner", The Philadelphia Inquirer , August 18,
    • He [ won even though he hadn't ever touched a real discus until just before the event was held.
  • * 2008 , John Branch, " Estonia's Kanter Celebrates Gold Medal in the Discus His Way", The New York Times , August 23,
    • [Gerd] Kanter had agreed to demonstrate his throwing skill on Friday, but rather than bringing his own discuses —he usually travels with about five of them,
  • (uncountable) The athletics sport of discus throwing.
  • * 2008 , " Weir lays down marker in Beijing", BBC , September 8,
    • And Chris Martin took a silver medal in the discus on the opening day in the Bird's Nest,
  • A discus fish.
  • * 2008 , Carol Roberts, " History of Discus", North American Discus Association ,
    • The main body of the Amazon River is too fast, too deep, and too silt laden for discus .
  • (rare, dated) A chakram.
  • * 1893 , Krishna-Swaipayana Vyasa, translated by K. M. Ganguli, ,
    • And Narayana instantly cut off with his discus the well-adorned head of the Danava who was drinking the Amrita without permission.
  • * 1899 , ",
    • If with a discus with an edge sharp as a razor he should make all the living creatures on the earth one heap, one mass, of flesh,

    Synonyms

    * (round plate) quoit

    Usage notes

    * Although an alternative latinate plural (disci) is often cited, it is hardly ever used in practice.