Look up: Organ

1. organ
   Collection of tissues which performs a particular function or set of functions in an animal or plant's body. The heart, brain, and skin are three organs found in most animals. The leaf, stem, and root are three organs found in most plants. Organs are composed of tissues, and may be organized into larger organ systems.
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2. organ
   (Life processes and cells) Group of tissues doing a particular job between them, eg the heart.
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3. organ
   [n] - a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function 2. [n] - a periodical that is published by a special interest group 3. [n] - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function 4. [n] - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
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4. Organ
   A structure in the body that is responsible for carrying out a particular job. For example, the heart (pumps blood around the body), the kidneys (filter the blood), the lungs (provides the body with oxygen).
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5. Organ
   A separate and distinct functional unit of the body.
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6. Organ
   Organ: A relatively independent part of the body that carries out one or more special functions. The organs of the human body include the eye, ear, heart, lungs, and liver.
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7. organ
   a musical instrument consisting of pipes that sound notes when air is forced through them,played by keys pressed with the fingers and pedals pressed with the feet Category: General • a differentiated structure of cells or tissues,which performs some specific function(s) Category: Botany and zoology
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8. Organ
   Or"gan noun [ Latin organum , Greek ...; akin to ... work, and English work : confer French organe . See Work , and confer Orgue , Orgy .] 1. An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are organs of government. 2. (B …
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9. Organ
   Or"gan transitive verb To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs; to organize. [ Obsolete] « Thou art elemented and organed for other apprehensions.» Bp. Mannyngham.
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10. organ
    1. An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc, are organs of government. ... 2. <biology> A natural part or structure in an animal or a plant, capable of performing some special action (termed its function), which is essential to the …
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11. organ
    pipe organ noun wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
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12. organ
    noun a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
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13. organ
    noun a periodical that is published by a special interest group; `the organ of the communist party`
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14. organ
    noun a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; `The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department`
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15. Organ
    `Organ` may refer to: *Organ (anatomy), a group of tissues which perform some function. *Organ (music), a family of keyboard instruments which is usually played with both the hands and the feet. **Pipe organ ***Theatre organ **Electronic organ ***Hammond organ **Mechanical organ ***Street organ ***Barrel organ ***Fairground organ ***Dance organ *An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization. *The Organ, an indie rock...
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16. organ
    (or´gәn) a somewhat independent part of the body that is arranged according to a characteristic structural plan, and performs a special function or functions; it is composed of various tissues, one of which is primary in function.
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17. Organ
    • (n.) An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are organs of government. • (n.) A wind instrument containing numerous pipes of various dimensions and kinds, which are filled with wind from a bellows, and played upon by mean...
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18. organ
    in biology, a group of tissues in a living organism that have been adapted to perform a specific function. In higher animals, organs are grouped ... [12 related articles]
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19. organ
    in music, a keyboard instrument, operated by the player`s hands and feet, in which pressurized air produces notes through a series of pipes organized ... [8 related articles]
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20. organ
    organ 1. In biology, a complete and independent part of a plant or animal that has a specific function. 2. In music, a large musical keyboard instrument that can produce a wide range of sounds at different volumes using compressed air passed through metal pipes. 3. Politically, an organization or body acting on behalf of a larger institution, especially ...
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21. organ
    Any part of the body exercising a specific function, as of respiration, secretion, or digestion. Syn: organon, organum TA [L. organum, fr. G. organon, a tool, instrument]
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22. Organ
    Group of cells and tissues that have a particular function for an organism.
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23. organ
    A collection of tissues that performs a particular function or set of functions in an animal or plant's body. The heart, brain, and skin are three organs found in most animals. The leaf, stem, and root are three organs found in most plants. Organs are composed of tissues, and may be organized into l...
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