visceral (redirected from visceral cleft)

vis·cer·al  (vsr-l)

adj.

1. Relating to, situated in, or affecting the viscera.

2. Perceived in or as if in the viscera; profound: "The scientific approach to life is not really appropriate to states of visceral anguish" (Anthony Burgess).

3. Instinctive: visceral needs. See Synonyms at instinctive.

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viscer·al·ly adv.

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visceral

Adjective

1. of or affecting the viscera

2. instinctive rather than rational: visceral hatred of the neighbours

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	visceral - relating to or affecting the viscera; "visceral bleeding"; "a splanchnic nerve" splanchnic
	2.	visceral - obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation intuitive, nonrational illogical, unlogical - lacking in correct logical relation