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in⋅nards

  [in-erdz]
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–noun (used with a plural verb)
1. the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
2. the internal mechanism, parts, structure, etc., of something; the interior of something: an engine's innards.
Origin:
1815–25; var. of inwards, n. use of inward
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in·nards   (ĭn'ərdz)   
pl.n.   Informal

  1. Internal bodily organs; viscera.

  2. The inner parts, as of a machine.


[Alteration of inwards, pl. of inward.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

innards 
1825, dial. variant of inwards "the bowels."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·nards
Pronunciation: 'in-&rdz
Function: noun plural
: the internal organs of a human being or animal; especially : VISCERA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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