organ
(Life processes and cells) Group of tissues doing a particular job between them, eg the heart.
Organ is British slang for the penis.
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In music, an organ is a wind instrument containing numerous pipes of various dimensions and kinds, which are filled with wind from a bellows, and played upon by means of keys similar to those of a piano, and sometimes by foot keys or pedals.
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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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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 produ...
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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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A separate and distinct functional unit of the body.
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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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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, le...
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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.»
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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 th...
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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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(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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• (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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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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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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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, espec...
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Group of cells and tissues that have a particular function for an organism.
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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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organ, a musical wind instrument in which sound is produced by one or more sets of pipes controlled by a keyboard, each pipe producing only one pitch by means of a mechanically produced or electrically controlled wind supply.Sections in this article:IntroductionEarly OrgansThe Development of the Mod...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ōr′găn Definitions: 1. Any part of the body exercising a specific function (respiration, secretion, or digestion). Synonyms: organum, organon
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(music) Oldest of the keyboard instruments, in which sound is produced when a depressed key opens a valve, allowing compressed air to pass through a single pipe or a series of pipes. The number of pipes may vary according to the size of the instrument. Apart from its continued use in serious c...
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(anatomy) In biology, a part of a living body that has a distinctive function or set of functions. Examples include the oesophagus, liver, or brain in animals, or a leaf in plants. An organ is composed of a group of coordinated tissue...
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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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A structure consisting of two or more tissues that performs a specific function.
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