visceral.

1. Relating to the internal organs, especially those within the chest or abdomen.

2. Felt immediately and strongly rather than reached through deliberate reasoning.

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Words that belong together

• visceral organs
• visceral pain

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The examination focused on visceral pain rather than skin sensitivity.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: atmosphere, description. Commonness: moderately common.