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organic

organic

14 5.1
Caused by physical change in an organ or tissue of the body
  • adjective
  • /ɔrˈɡænɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : orgánico
  • She suffered from an organic disorder that affected her memory and cognitive abilities.
  • organic disease
  • organic cause
  • organic disorder

Would the inorganic AIS be forced to adapt to the organic cycles of the human body, of the human being?

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Examples

  • It may be organic damage.

  • Over time, these negative perceptions may lead to chronic somatic problems that have no clear organic basis.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Memory loss generally occurs in large numbers due to organic disorders, brain damage, or nerve problems.

    Blog text (1)
  • He was doing research here into the organic causes of insanity.

  • Bill's Axis I diagnoses were nonspecific organic mental disorder with ADHD symptoms and oppositional traits.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The doctor explained that his headaches were due to an organic issue rather than stress.

  • After several tests, the specialist confirmed that her symptoms were linked to an organic problem in her liver.

Synonyms

organical
vsorganic
  • Archaic
9.5

Relating to a body part that does a specific job, like the heart

refers to disease caused by physical changes in tissues rather than mind

Antonyms

60 4.2

About how something works rather than its structure

Compounds

organic compound
  • Specialized
7 3.7

A chemical that contains carbon and usually hydrogen, often with oxygen or nitrogen

organic chemistry
  • Specialized
5 3.7

The study of carbon compounds and how they react

Fruit grown without chemical pesticides or artificial fertilizers

Material from plants or animals that people add to soil to help plants grow

organic law
  • Formal
1 7.9

A basic law like a constitution that sets the main rules and structure of a government

A natural set of actions that happen inside living things, like breathing or digestion

organic disorder
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Physical changes in an organ or part of the body cause a health problem

The whole physical body of a living thing like a person or plant

organic evolution
  • Specialized
1 4.7

Living things change slowly over many years to form new species

Temporary state of confusion and disorientation caused by short-term brain damage from infection, injury or drugs

A brain problem caused by injury or disease that harms thinking and memory

A very thin screen or light that makes light when electricity flows through special plastic materials

4.8

A scientific idea that living things slowly change and share common ancestors

How Physical

organic
  • Specialized
14 5.1
structural
  • Specialized
101 4.2
functional
60 4.2
psychological
543 4.5

Surface Forms

organic positive

Morphology

organic = organ (transparent) = organ + ic

This medical sense ('organic' disease) directly means 'relating to a bodily organ or physical/structural cause', which follows straightforwardly from 'organ' + '-ic'.

Etymology

Organic uses the root organ, meaning a body 'part', which helps explain the medical sense. So an organic illness is one caused by a physical change in an organ or tissue, not by psychological causes.