Description: The term ‘visceral’ refers to what is related to the internal organs of the body, particularly those found in the abdominal cavity, such as the stomach, intestines, and liver. In a broader context, ‘visceral’ can also describe sensations or reactions that are deep and emotional, often instinctive, rather than rational. This term comes from the Latin ‘visceralis’, meaning ‘of the internal organs’. In medicine, the term is used to describe conditions or diseases affecting these organs, as well as to refer to the intense emotional response that can arise in critical situations. Viscerality has also been incorporated into everyday language to describe experiences that are intense and provoke an immediate emotional response, such as art, music, or literature that touch deep fibers of human emotion. In this sense, the visceral is associated with the instinctive and the primary, evoking a direct connection to basic human emotions and reactions.
