Organ

Quick meaning: Organ is a noun meaning The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.

Meaning

The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.

More Meanings

1. (by extension) A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.
2. An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
3. Ellipsis of organ pipe cactus.
4. A government organization; agency; authority.
5. (music) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
6. (obsolete) A device, apparatus.
7. (slang) The penis.

Example Sentences

bodily organs

This Organ is called a Thermometer, or Thermoscope, because the degrees of Heat and Cold are measured and marked by it.

No matter the extraordinary progress that has been made in heart surgery over the past century, the heart remains a vulnerable organ.

If the Snake has an unmistakeable resemblance to the male organ in its active state, the foliage of the tree or bush is equally remindful of the female.

Word Forms

• organs
• organing
• organed

Synonyms for organ

Depending on context, synonyms include harmonium.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include harmonium, organism, organic, arm, graft, infusion.

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