Definition:
- (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 natural part or structure in an animal or a plant, capable of performing some special action (termed its function), which is essential to the life or well-being of the whole; as, the heart, lungs, etc., are organs of animals; the root, stem, foliage, etc., are organs of plants.
- (n.) A component part performing an essential office in the working of any complex machine; as, the cylinder, valves, crank, etc., are organs of the steam engine.
- (n.) A medium of communication between one person or body and another; as, the secretary of state is the organ of communication between the government and a foreign power; a newspaper is the organ of its editor, or of a party, sect, etc.
- (n.) 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; -- formerly used in the plural, each pipe being considired an organ.
- (v. t.) To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs; to organize.
Compare organ with other words:
orgal vs. organ
member vs. organ
organ vs. reprehensible
flesh vs. organ
organ vs. uropoetic
organ vs. organonymy
diaheliotropism vs. organ
monorganic vs. organ
organ vs. organoplastic
browspot vs. organ
olfactor vs. organ
organ vs. osphradium
exstrophy vs. organ
nervimotion vs. organ
organ vs. vomica
hectocotylus vs. organ
lagena vs. organ
haustellum vs. organ
organ vs. urceolus
cephalization vs. organ
motory vs. organ
organ vs. repositor
lophophore vs. organ
dimidiate vs. organ
organ vs. synoecious
anteflexion vs. organ
organ vs. utricle
organ vs. sturt
organ vs. pneumology
deduplication vs. organ
organ vs. tonicity
organ vs. organography
organ vs. organicism
malposition vs. organ
mesonephros vs. organ
introitus vs. organ
antheridium vs. organ
organ vs. resect
coupler vs. organ
nephridium vs. organ
organ vs. tract
ectopy vs. organ
organ vs. organology
organ vs. perfusion
organ vs. sinusoid
organ vs. vernation
hermaphrodism vs. organ
organ vs. ovipositor
effector vs. organ
ambilateral vs. organ
associable vs. organ
infundibulum vs. organ
monopathy vs. organ
organ vs. peptic
erethism vs. organ
audial vs. organ
haematology vs. organ
disseminated vs. organ
hyperplasia vs. organ
organ vs. spinneret
organ vs. plethysmograph
fenestration vs. organ
blastema vs. organ
cortical vs. organ
organ vs. perfuse
hautboy vs. organ
mucro vs. organ
organ vs. spadix
clavier vs. organ
organ vs. postlude
organ vs. segment
organ vs. transplantation
clarino vs. organ
castrated vs. organ
dehiscence vs. organ
invaginate vs. organ
organ vs. whorl
organ vs. sulcus
irritability vs. organ
organ vs. stenosis
organ vs. perforation
ageing vs. organ
flexure vs. organ
organ vs. organogenesis
olfactory vs. organ
organ vs. parenchyma
carina vs. organ
organ vs. parietal
organ vs. ptosis
organ vs. velum
organ vs. vitals
organ vs. stroma
gynecology vs. organ
organ vs. tympanum
organ vs. pudic
languet vs. organ
krummhorn vs. organ
bourdon vs. organ
organ vs. stopped
auscultation vs. organ
musculature vs. organ
endoscopy vs. organ
endoscope vs. organ
organ vs. ostium
anchorage vs. organ
organ vs. undifferentiated
differentiate vs. organ
organ vs. sensor
organ vs. sensitivity
fistula vs. organ
organ vs. senescence
aging vs. organ
auditory vs. organ
exclave vs. organ
fundus vs. organ
organ vs. registration
inward vs. organ
hematology vs. organ
organ vs. viscus
furcula vs. organ
hypertrophy vs. organ
atrophy vs. organ
organ vs. ventricle
organ vs. sticker
organ vs. rattle
organ vs. ovary
gill vs. organ
decorticate vs. organ
organ vs. recipient
coherent vs. organ
gut vs. organ
organ vs. sucker
organ vs. regal
organ vs. telltale
dissect vs. organ
organ vs. spasm
calliope vs. organ
gamba vs. organ
acontia vs. organ
organ vs. transplant
organ vs. vestige
organ vs. tracker
implantation vs. organ
hermaphroditic vs. organ
fructification vs. organ
dilatation vs. organ
degeneration vs. organ
asexual vs. organ
hilum vs. organ
cyst vs. organ
beriberi vs. organ
organ vs. pectoral
intramural vs. organ
eviscerate vs. organ
organ vs. pleat
giblets vs. organ
organ vs. porta
organ vs. toaster
median vs. organ
gland vs. organ
muscle vs. organ
organ vs. tone
labium vs. organ
lung vs. organ
organ vs. pons
organ vs. trunk
leaf vs. organ
manual vs. organ
organ vs. tentacle
kidney vs. organ
instrumentality vs. organ
genitocrural vs. organ
organ vs. synergy
organ vs. stop
organ vs. organist
organ vs. organize
organ vs. organic
organ vs. species
cactus vs. organ
organ vs. publication
magazine vs. organ
organ vs. organization
organ vs. tissue
body vs. organ
organ vs. organism
organ vs. stomach
liver vs. organ
heart vs. organ
organ vs. piano
oar vs. organ
adherent vs. organ
organ vs. womb
lose vs. organ
foot vs. organ
organ vs. tongue
organ vs. stem
neuter vs. organ
copula vs. organ
keyboard vs. organ
absorption vs. organ
organ vs. wall