organ Definition
or·gan (ôr′gən)
noun
- a large wind instrument consisting of various sets of pipes which, as they are opened by corresponding keys on one or more keyboards, allow passage to a column of compressed air that causes sound by vibration
- any of several musical instruments producing similar or somewhat similar sounds
- Archaic any musical instrument; esp., a wind instrument
- in animals and plants, a part composed of specialized tissues and adapted to the performance of a specific function or functions
- a means or instrument for the performance of some action an organ of local government
- a means of communicating ideas or opinions, as a periodical
Etymology: ME organe < OE organa & OFr organe, both < L organum, tool, implement (in LL(Ec), a church organ) < Gr organon, an implement, engine < ergon, work
organ Synonyms
organ
n.
An instrument
A part of an organism having a specialized use
vital part, vital structure, functional division, process; see gland.Human organs include: brain, heart, eye, ear, nose, tongue, lung, kidney, stomach, intestine, spleen, pancreas, gallbladder, liver, testis, uterus, ovary, fallopian tube, bladder, penis.
A musical instrument
wind instrument, keyboard instrument, harmonium, melodeon, calliope, hurdy-gurdy, accordion; see also musical instrument.Types of organs include: great, swell, choir, orchestral, solo, pipe, echo, pedal, altar, chancel, antiphonal, gallery, floating, barrel, reed, electric, electronic, hand, grind, street.
A periodical
journal, newsletter, newspaper, publication, rag*; see also journal 2.
organ Usage Examples
Converse of object
donate: Or should they be expected to donate organs out of charity?
Preposition: for
- transplantation: The report examines the ethical issues surrounding the use of animal organs for transplantation into humans.
- transplant: You may even have sacrificed some of your blood or even an organ for transplant.
Adjective modifier
- reproductive: The male and female reproductive organs can also be affected.
- internal: The affected areas from mesothelioma cancer are the lining of the internal organs in the body.
- transplanted: It suppresses the white blood cells which trigger a rejection response to the transplanted organ.
- vital: This ensures that the vital organs get the oxygen they require.
- sensory: The skin is the largest sensory organ in the body, covered in receptors of varying densities.
- digestive: Moreover, mortality data show an increased rate of cancers for the digestive organs in the Department.
Modifies a noun
- transplant: Hundreds of people's lives are saved every year by organ transplants.
- transplantation: The latter has the advantages that it does not require whole organ transplantation.
- recital: In May he gave an organ recital at Dover College, an event organized by The Dover Society.
- donation: Buddhism and organ donation Hindu Dharma and organ donation Could I be a living kidney donor?
- builder: To finish, a very interesting scheme by an organ builder for his own residence organ.
- donor: However, under 1 % of organ donors are black.
Noun used with modifier
- hammond: Their sound is given an extra twist by having a hammond organ in the set up.
- pipe: Billy couldn't take a pipe organ with him, in fact he didn't own one.
- fairground: Making a repeat visit to Corris - the fairground organ provided some of the atmosphere for us.
- mouth: I was having difficulty up to now playing them on the mouth organ.
- donor: It is recognized that there is a shortage of available donor organs.
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