perivisceral [per-uh-vis-er-uh l] ExamplesWord Origin adjective Anatomy.
- surrounding or situated about the viscera.
Origin of perivisceral First recorded in 1865–70; peri- + visceral Examples from the Web for perivisceral Historical Examples of perivisceral
Its anterior end opens, in most cases by a single opening, into the perivisceral cavity in both sexes, and is usually ciliated.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1
Francis Maitland Balfour
At this stage, also, incompletely developed Cercari may be seen in the perivisceral cavity.
T. Spencer Cobbold
There is a perivisceral cavity, and the body walls are traversed by excretory tubes.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)
Francis Maitland Balfour
The reproductive organs are modified patches of the peritoneum, or lining of the perivisceral cavity.
The Whence and the Whither of Man
John Mason Tyler
It had apparently the perivisceral cavity and nephridia of the schematic worm, and a circulatory system.
The Whence and the Whither of Man
John Mason Tyler
perivisceral in Medicine perivisceral [pĕr′ə-vĭs′ər-əl] adj.
- Surrounding the viscera.