organ
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- noun
- /ˈɔrɡən/
:
órgano
- The brain is an organ just like the heart is.
- organ transplant
- organ donation
- organ donor
The brain is an organ just like the heart is.
- The brain is an organ just like the heart is.
- You get more wrinkles and your organs slowly age as well.
- For instance, the biggest organ in your body is your skin.
- What medical specialty never looks at the organ they treat?
- My brain is an organ, like my heart is an organ.
- Remember this, Almost all of your organs are new every single year.
- I assume that that means people who need organs get them pretty quickly.
- Yeah, it's made of ground up sheep organs and put between some rice and seaweed.
- Muscle is the is the organ of longevity.
Examples
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The heart is an important organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
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The human central nervous system controls the operation of organs and other body functions.
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For instance, the biggest organ in your body is your skin.
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My brain is an organ, like my heart is an organ.
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The brain is only the organ with which we think we think.
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And then she developed failure of all of her organs and she died.
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The brain is a remarkably resilient organ.
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Today, much research is being undertaken to grow new organs using the recipients' own stem cells.
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Sepsis leads to shock, multiple organ failure, and death if not recognized early and treated promptly.
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Now, cancers can arise in virtually all organs, all tissues.
Synonyms
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1.0
A part of a living body, like an arm or heart
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3.0
A main part inside the body that does an important job, like the heart or liver
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3.0
An important body part that is needed for life, like the heart or brain
A body part that does a particular job, for example the heart or liver
Compounds
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3.0
A main part inside the body that does an important job, like the heart or liver
- Specialized
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3.6
A medical operation to move a healthy organ from one person into another who needs it
- Specialized
5
3.3
A body part used to make babies, like the penis, vagina, testes, or ovaries
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5.3
A large musical instrument that makes sound through many pipes and you play with keyboards and pedals
- Archaic
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8.3
A street musician who plays a small hand-turned organ, often with a monkey, or a person in charge
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8.1
A keyboard instrument that makes sound when air is pushed through thin metal strips using hand pumps
- Specialized
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8.6
A small part at the end of a nerve that senses touch or makes a muscle move
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5.4
An electronic keyboard that makes a rich organ sound like a pipe organ, used in jazz and rock
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3.7
A body part that takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide when an animal breathes
- Specialized
A part of the body that gets shorter to move things, like a muscle or the heart
- Specialized
An organ that fills with blood and becomes firm during sexual excitement, like the penis or clitoris
A keyboard instrument that makes sound when air is pulled through thin metal strips, making a warm vibrating sound
- Specialized
A body part that removes waste from the blood and sends it out of the body, like the kidneys
- Specialized
An organ inside the female body that makes eggs or supports a pregnancy
- Specialized
A gland inside a man's body that helps make the fluid that carries sperm
- Archaic
A small music machine you turn by hand to play tunes from a cylinder with pegs
- Jargon
A group of pipes on an organ that make a particular sound when you choose them
- Specialized
A part of the inner ear that senses gravity and straight head movement
- Specialized
A body part that makes and releases substances into the blood or through tubes
- Specialized
A sensor on a machine that detects light, sound, distance or temperature
- Archaic
A musical instrument that uses hot air to make whistles played by a keyboard
How Essential
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3.0
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word organ comes from the Greek organon, which meant 'tool' or 'instrument'. That's why a body organ is a part that does an important job for the body, like the heart pumping blood.