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insides

insides

1 3.7
The organs inside the body, especially in the belly
  • noun
  • /ˈɪnˌsaɪdz/
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  • 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.

  • 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

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
1 3.0

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

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

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

covers internal body parts generally rather than mainly intestines
innards
vsinsides
  • Informal
6.6

The parts inside a person, animal, or machine

limits meaning to biological internal body parts not machine parts

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'.