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“intestines” in Latin
vīscusorgan (any internal organ of the body); entrails, viscera, bowels, internal organs; the innermost part of something, as extathe bowels or entrails of animals, especially the heart, lungs, and liverintestīnuscivic, domestic, internal; individual, personal, private; internal, inwardinterāneuma gut; intestine; entrailsīlethe part of the abdomen extending from the lowest ribs to the pubes; the groin, flank; intestines, guts, entrails; the b
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
intestines
viscera (general term for the inner parts of the body): exta (the inner parts of the upper part of the body; the heart, lungs, etc.): intestina or (post-Augustan) interanea. ilia (the inner parts of the lower part of the body; the entrails, guts, etc.: intestina, interanea, the digestive organs; ilia, whatever is contained in the lower part of the body, especially those parts that are serviceable. Döderlein).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for intestines?
- The usual Latin words for “intestines” are vīscus, exta, intestīnus; also interāneum, īle. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.