inward vs visceral

inward

adj
  • Not superficially obvious, inner, not expressed, especially relating to mental or spiritual faculties as opposed to external ones. 

  • Moving or tending toward the inside. 

  • Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside. 

adv
  • Towards the inside. 

  • Towards one’s mind, thoughts, or internal self. 

visceral

adj
  • Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking. 

  • Of or relating to the viscera—internal organs of the body. 

How often have the words inward and visceral occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )