What does viscer mean in medical terms?

viscer

Meaning: internal organs

Type: Word root · Body system: Whole Body & General Terms

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what viscer means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using viscer

visceral
viscer (internal organs) + -al (pertaining to) = pertaining to the internal organs
evisceration
e- (out) + viscer (internal organs) + -ation (process) = removal or protrusion of internal organs
visceromotor
viscer (internal organs) + motor (movement) = relating to movement of the internal organs

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.