as in entrails
the internal organs of the body
the researchers examined the viscera of the infected rat
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As the feisty little brother to the more worldly Semma, Dhamaka has a reputation for viscera and high heat.
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
And Sokolov spares no blood rig throughout the film, with red spraying out of every wound, and some creative viscera that tests the limits of its characters’ invincibility.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
The camera lingers on dripping egg yolks and squishy, bubbling dough; the protagonist, Cathy Earnshaw (played by Margot Robbie), must wade through pig’s blood on her way to the moors near her home, leaving a trim of viscera on her gorgeously anachronistic dress.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Grace can find scraps and extract blood from zombies, buckets, and other viscera.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the filmmaker finds a surprising pathos underneath all the viscera with Hal forced to confront the randomness and inevitability of death.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
The bacteria Clostridium botulinum are more likely to be concentrated in the viscera than in any other part of a fish.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
This one is for those with a strong stomach and an appreciation for viscera as metaphor.
—Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025
Get your ponchos ready, because anywhere Art goes, a shower of gore and viscera is sure to follow.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
And Sokolov spares no blood rig throughout the film, with red spraying out of every wound, and some creative viscera that tests the limits of its characters’ invincibility.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
The camera lingers on dripping egg yolks and squishy, bubbling dough; the protagonist, Cathy Earnshaw (played by Margot Robbie), must wade through pig’s blood on her way to the moors near her home, leaving a trim of viscera on her gorgeously anachronistic dress.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Grace can find scraps and extract blood from zombies, buckets, and other viscera.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the filmmaker finds a surprising pathos underneath all the viscera with Hal forced to confront the randomness and inevitability of death.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
The bacteria Clostridium botulinum are more likely to be concentrated in the viscera than in any other part of a fish.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
This one is for those with a strong stomach and an appreciation for viscera as metaphor.
—Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025
Get your ponchos ready, because anywhere Art goes, a shower of gore and viscera is sure to follow.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Viscera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viscera. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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