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insides

insides

63 3.7
The organs inside the body, especially in the belly
  • noun
  • /ˈɪnˌsaɪdz/
: vísceras
  • The doctor examined the patient's insides during the surgery to ensure everything was functioning properly.

And then they scrape a little bit of your insides out and then they test them.

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Examples

  • Light, it turns out, can help probe the insides of our bodies.

  • And then they scrape a little bit of your insides out and then they test them.

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  • I literally think all of my insides are like out of place.

  • We see that the cells inside your gut start to repair themselves.

  • He said we're always comparing our insides to other people's outsides.

  • The ultrasound scan showed the baby's insides, giving us a glimpse of the developing organs.

  • After the accident, the paramedics rushed to check his insides for any injuries.

Synonyms

innards
vsinsides
  • Informal
15 6.6

The parts inside a person, animal, or machine

limits meaning to biological internal body parts not machine parts
viscera
vsinsides
  • Specialized
7 8.4

Organs inside the body, especially in the belly, like the stomach and intestines

is the common everyday term for the same inner body parts
organs
vsinsides
3 3.0

Parts inside an animal that people eat, like liver or heart

denotes internal body parts generally not specifically food items
entrails
vsinsides
2 7.2

The parts inside the belly of an animal or person, especially the intestines

covers internal body parts generally rather than mainly intestines

Surface Forms

inside singular
insides plural

Morphology

insides = inside (transparent) = inside + s

A simple plural of 'inside' denoting the internal parts; learners can infer 'internal organs' from 'inside' + plural.

Etymology

The word insides comes from in- 'in' and side 'side', so it originally meant the parts 'inside' something. Today, insides means the inner parts or organs of the body, like your 'guts'.