visceral
pronunciation
How to pronounce visceral in British English:
UK [ˈvɪsərəl]
How to pronounce visceral in American English:
US [ˈvɪsərəl]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or affecting the viscera
- obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
Word Origin
- visceral (adj.)
- 1570s, "affecting inward feelings," from Middle French viscéral and directly from Medieval Latin visceralis "internal," from Latin viscera, plural of viscus "internal organ, inner parts of the body," of unknown origin. The bowels were regarded as the seat of emotion. The figurative sense vanished after 1640 and the literal sense is first recorded in 1794. The figurative sense was revived 1940s in arts criticism.
Example
- 1. Best ways to shrink visceral fat ?
- 2. However , a 2009 study in the netherlands found that smokers had more visceral fat than nonsmokers .
- 3. Those who developed prediabetes and diabetes had higher amounts of visceral fat and greater insulin resistance compared to those who remained healthy .
- 4. Physical exams also showed that blood pressure , insulin resistance , visceral abdominal fat , waist circumference and other warning signs of impending heart disease and diabetes were improved .
- 5. Because visceral fat is more metabolically active than fat on your hips or elsewhere , it 's actually apt to come off relatively fast as you start to lose weight .