Meaning & use
entrails
The internal organs of a body, especially the intestines, of a human or animal.
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Ancient priests sometimes examined the entrails of sacrificed animals to predict the future.
The horror film's opening scene revealed the creature's entrails in graphic detail.
A note on using this word
Entrails is always plural and appears mostly in formal, historical, or literary writing rather than everyday medical language.
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