What is another word for viscus?

Pronunciation: [vˈɪskəs] (IPA)

Viscus is a term used to describe materials with sticky or viscous properties. Synonyms for viscus are adhesive, clingy, gummy, gluey, slimy, tacky, tenacious, viscous, and sticky. These words can be used interchangeably to describe a substance's texture or consistency. Adhesive and gluey are used to describe substances that stick or adhere to surfaces or objects. Tacky and tenacious evoke images of substances that are hard to remove or shake off, while slimy and viscous describe substances that are thick and slippery. All of these synonyms for viscus are useful when describing materials in scientific, medical, or everyday contexts.

What are the hypernyms for Viscus?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    organs, body parts, Organs of the body, anatomical structures, bodily organs.

Usage examples for Viscus

If the pressure within a viscus has been heightened, and persists, that is, is not disturbed by some other associated factor or instinct, conduct results to lower the pressure to what it was before the instigator of the tension appeared.
"The Glands Regulating Personality"
Louis Berman, M.D.
For, it is not the quantity of the viscus alone that settles this scientific question; but the weight of the brains in direct proportion to that of the person's body.
"By Water to the Columbian Exposition"
Johanna S. Wisthaler
Each limb, viscus, gland, or other member of an animal, is developed by exercise-by actively discharging the duties which the body at large requires of it; and similarly, any class of labourers or artisans, any manufacturing centre, or any official agency, begins to enlarge when the community devolves on it more work.
"Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I"
Herbert Spencer

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