organor‧gan /ˈɔːɡən $ ˈɔːr-/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable] 
the liver, heart, and other internal organs loss of blood flow to his vital organs Extra doses of the hormone caused the animals’ reproductive organs to develop sooner than usual. In Arizona, 480 people are waiting for organ transplants. dying people who have agreed to be organ donors b)a penis – used because you want to avoid saying this directly2musical instrument a) (also pipe organ) a large musical instrument used especially in churches, with keys like a piano and large pipes that air passes through to produce the sound b)an electronic musical instrument that produces music similar to a pipe organ, but that does not have pipes: an electronic organ3organization formal an organization that is part of, or works for, a larger organization or grouporgan of The courts are organs of government. the decision-making organs4newspaper/magazine formal a newspaper or magazine which gives information, news etc for an organization or grouporgan of the official organ of the Communist PartyCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + organinternal organs (=organs inside your body)· She died after suffering serious damage to internal organs.vital organs (=the most important organs for life, for example the heart and brain)· Luckily, the bullet passed through his body without hitting vital organs.sexual/reproductive/sex organs· the male and female sexual organssense/sensory organs (=the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and skin, used to give us information about the world around us)· Our minds function through the brain, nervous system, and sense organs.· As with the other sensory organs, taste is highly developed in babies at birth.digestive organs (=the stomach, intestines etc, used to digest food)· a disorder of the digestive organsa donor organ (=an organ from one person's body that is put or can be put into another person's body)· There is a chronic shortage of donor organs.organ + NOUNan organ transplant (=an operation to put an organ from one person’s body into another person’s body)· Up to 5,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant.an organ donor (=someone who gives an organ for an organ transplant)· Not all patients who die are suitable as organ donors.
WORD ORIGINorgan
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French organe, from Latin, from Greek organon ‘tool, instrument’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- organ music
- an organ transplant
- Her vital organs are intact and she has a good chance of recovery.
- internal organs
- The liver is an extremely complex organ.
- This diagram shows the position of the main organs of speech.
- In contemplating the removal of an organ or organs, re-member that Nature does not indulge in luxuries.
- It is only after gastrulation that the organs, like limbs, liver, and eyes, begin to develop.
- One solution might be to use organs from other species, if the problem of rejection can be overcome.
- The organ most at risk is the brain, being enclosed within a rigid bony shell.
- The fact is: There is a terrible shortage of organ donations.
- These electrical pulses are then analysed and used to produce detailed pictures of a patient's internal organs.
Longman Language Activatora part of the body
· The cancer may have spread to other parts of her body.· More heat is lost through the head than through any other part of the body.· Each exercise is designed to build up muscles in a different part of your body.
someone's body , not including the head, legs, or arms: · Mr Price's long body and short arms and legs gave him a rather strange appearance.· The black widow spider has red-orange markings on its body.· Baby monkeys cling to their mothers' bodies until they are old enough to start climbing by themselves.
the main part of a person's body, but not including the head, arms, or legs: · Kevin liked to walk around the house in nothing but a pair of jeans, showing off his muscular torso.· The search led to the discovery of a headless torso in the woods.
formal an arm or a leg: · When babies are born they have very little control over their limbs.· Hundreds of children have lost limbs after stepping on mines.· The calf stood up slowly, with trembling limbs and took its first, uncertain steps.
a part of a body, for example the heart or lungs, that does a particular job: · The liver is an extremely complex organ.· This diagram shows the position of the main organs of speech.vital organs (=the most important organs such as the heart): · Her vital organs are intact and she has a good chance of recovery.
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nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + organ He plays folk music with guitar accompaniment.
(=organs inside your body)· She died after suffering serious damage to internal organs.
(=the most important organs for life, for example the heart and brain)· Luckily, the bullet passed through his body without hitting vital organs.
· the male and female sexual organs
(=the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and skin, used to give us information about the world around us)· Our minds function through the brain, nervous system, and sense organs.· As with the other sensory organs, taste is highly developed in babies at birth.
(=the stomach, intestines etc, used to digest food)· a disorder of the digestive organs
(=an organ from one person's body that is put or can be put into another person's body)· There is a chronic shortage of donor organs.
organ + NOUN (=an operation to put an organ from one person’s body into another person’s body)· Up to 5,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant.
(=someone who gives an organ for an organ transplant)· Not all patients who die are suitable as organ donors.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He plays folk music with guitar accompaniment.· There are not nearly enough organ donors.
· She had to wait for over a year before a donor organ became available.
· I love listening to piano music.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· This model has been used to evaluate the effects of chronic hypergastrinaemia on digestive organs, including the pancreas.
· The increasing demand for organ transplantation is not matched by supply of appropriate human organs.· The air of the hospital is lukewarm, and it hums, and tastes of human organs obscurely neutralized or mistakenly preserved.· Eight human organs were found, preserved in plastic bags.· It includes industrial production control, analysis of high purity materials, food, human organs and biomonitoring.· Already I believe there's a black market in human organs.· Presumably also sperm in a sperm-bank and human organs for transplant can be stolen.· The brain - like any other human organ - can tire.
· If we look at the internal organs there is not much to distinguish a chimpanzee's heart or liver from our own.· Without insulin, sugar lingers in the bloodstream, silently damaging the internal organs.· These electrical pulses are then analysed and used to produce detailed pictures of a patient's internal organs.· One wretch wishes his head returned, another even claims his internal organs.· Segmentation is not only shown in the external differentiation of the body but also involves many of the internal organs.· Firstly, many of the internal organs are repeated in each body segment.· All the internal organs looked pretty normal to the naked eye.· These two items appear simply to be ghoulish trophies, since they sit on a table with other specimens of internal organs.
· Macrophage: a large scavenger cell present in connective tissue and in many major organs and tissues.
· The male organs consist of a single continuous testis and a vas deferens terminating in an ejaculatory duct into the cloaca.· To tame Him / Her, Dionysos steals upon the sleeping Agdisthus and ties the male organ to a tree.· This is so even when there is no direct evidence that the male organ was seen by a witness.· Specialized apodemes may be developed in connection with the ovipositor and the male copulatory organs.
· Studies of other tubular organs have shown that the major tensile stress during distension is in the circumferential direction.· Among them was a lack of warning of the pain of inflammation in other organs.· After the tubercle bacillus was identified, accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis, of the lungs and of other organs, became possible.· The brain - like any other human organ - can tire.
· No-one knows how the radiation will have damaged the reproductive organs of the children who receive continual doses.· Similar mechanisms may account for other cancers of the reproductive organs.· Of course, the assumption behind this is precisely that enunciated by Barnes, that woman are dominated by their reproductive organs.
· Its actions on various organs are the result of a combination of both direct and indirect effects.
· But if tumour cells spread, a process called metastasis, they can form tumours in vital organs such as the lungs.· I imagine bombers strafing our school, imagine myself being hit in a vital organ.· Blood supply to the vital organs can be more accurately measured by a central venous pressure line.· The announcer explains that by attacking the central nervous system it paralyzes the vital organs.· The vital organs, the stomach, the intestines, the lungs and the liver, were withdrawn carefully and whole.· In the process this helped to balance the forward weight of the rib-cage housing the creature's vital organs.· The second bullet entered his stomach and damaged vital organs.· Or how about a vital organ being removed and the opt-out card being found at a later date?
NOUN· In ships at sea chaplains or commanding officers have pre-recorded tapes containing organ accompaniments and a compilation of hymns.
· Now that transplant technology has improved so much, is it not time to change the system for organ donation?· The fact is: There is a terrible shortage of organ donations.· In reality, there is a great shortage of donated organs, but organ donation is a careful, well-documented medical procedure.· Will he consider a much stronger publicity campaign for organ donation?· Like DeWine, other lawmakers shared their personal experiences with organ donation on Tuesday.
· This allowed for fairly good availability of well selected donor organs thus more easily facilitating an urgent transplant programme.· Transplant programmes are being held back because of a shortage of donor organs, and more are urgently needed.· Mr. Wallace Is the availability of donor organs more of a limitation on the transplant programme than the availability of resources?
· We never did see that organ grinder again and I felt sorry about what had happened.
· Adler gave the instrument dignity, inspiring composers such as Vaughan Williams and Joaquin Rodrigo to write for the humble mouth organ.· I don't remember the clothes you wore, or your beautiful hair, or the sardines, or the mouth organ.· It sounded like a mouth organ.· I mean, you get people who blow a couple of bars on a mouth organ and then hold out their hands.· The Argyll Street entrance was full of real beggars, the kind that do not even have mouth organs.· He played first a whistle, then a mouth organ, then a trumpet.· I gave her a ridiculously expensive mouth organ one Christmas, much like a cocktail cabinet.
· There were piles of bad-taste wreaths around and sickly tremolo organ music.· The organ music was beguiling, and probably matched the gothic horror of our home.· But the organ music was lovely, although some of the vocalists sang rather modern stuff, a bit like rock and roll.· I felt better out here and I realized it was the absence of organ music that made the graveside ceremony less potent.
· With regard to second-hand values, a good pipe organ is a better investment than an electronic instrument.· Calvary's pipe organs are poised to sound somber notes of mourning for Earnhardt.· Choirs, pipe organs and the teaching of music in seminaries were all encouraged.· In a pipe organ of quality each pipe is a carefully-designed and individually-voiced musical instrument which produces only one frequency of sound.· It had a pipe organ installed in 1924 which cost £400.
· His/her long muscular tongue lashed and probed the air like a sense organ as if to supplement his/her tiny shrunken eyes.· The subtle energies comprising the instinctive mental patterns automatically produce a body and sense organs to match.· Not through the medium of the brain and nervous system and the ordinary sense organs.· No magnetic sense organ has been identified, but two hypotheses have been put forward.· Probably not, he told himself,. there are no sense organs in the human cortex, after all.· One is that the light-sensitive pigments of the eye could also act as magnetic sense organs.
· The five year old had a multiple organ transplant two months ago.· These include outpatient chemotherapy, vaccines for influenza and hepatitis B and some immunosuppressant drugs for people with organ transplants.· Doctors have been given permission to implant five mechanical hearts in patients too ill to qualify for a live organ transplant.
VERB· Will doctors give up trying to save me if they know I want to donate my organs?· In reality, there is a great shortage of donated organs, but organ donation is a careful, well-documented medical procedure.· Despite heightened public awareness in the last decade, the need for donated organs still far exceeds the supply.· Many are eager to donate organs to help save other lives.
· Both Haydn and Mozart played the organ here.· I played the organ on Sunday at First Presbytenan and rehearsed the choir on Thursday nights.· Use quiet music on a tape or played by the organ or music group.· What you want to do is learn to play the organ.· In 1787 Mozart played on the organ here.· She explained that Gran had once been a famous singer and that she played the organ and was teaching Oliver to sing.· He runs a church choir and plays the organ.· He did record attending the Christmas service at St. Cleer and noted with surprise a fiddle being played in lieu of an organ.
· The chosen hospital dispatches a team of doctors to remove the organ.· Either way, the removed organs became objects of magical power.· He appears to have removed entire systems of organs from cot death children, but most were never used in research.
· Some can benefit from lung transplants, but patients often die waiting for organs.· More than 38, 000 people are on the waiting list for organs.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1body part a)a part of the body, such as the heart or lungs, that has a particular purpose: - But where had his Glover genes come from if his father was in a sperm bank?
- Fertility clinics and sperm banks in the United States often are privately run and are subject to few government restrictions.
- In 1987, the agency had directed blood banks to similarly disqualify donors who have received pituitary-derived growth hormone.
- In person, however, they have matured about as much as a sperm in a deep frozen sperm bank.
- Still, there was always food here at the blood bank as well as plenty of sweetened fluids to quickly restore energy.
- The chief donors to sperm banks were medical students.
- The World Around Us Fascinating topics for young learners ranging from blood banks to deserts.
the liver, heart, and other internal organs loss of blood flow to his vital organs Extra doses of the hormone caused the animals’ reproductive organs to develop sooner than usual. In Arizona, 480 people are waiting for organ transplants. dying people who have agreed to be organ donors b)a penis – used because you want to avoid saying this directly2musical instrument a) (also pipe organ) a large musical instrument used especially in churches, with keys like a piano and large pipes that air passes through to produce the sound b)an electronic musical instrument that produces music similar to a pipe organ, but that does not have pipes: an electronic organ3organization formal an organization that is part of, or works for, a larger organization or grouporgan of The courts are organs of government. the decision-making organs4newspaper/magazine formal a newspaper or magazine which gives information, news etc for an organization or grouporgan of the official organ of the Communist PartyCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + organinternal organs (=organs inside your body)· She died after suffering serious damage to internal organs.vital organs (=the most important organs for life, for example the heart and brain)· Luckily, the bullet passed through his body without hitting vital organs.sexual/reproductive/sex organs· the male and female sexual organssense/sensory organs (=the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and skin, used to give us information about the world around us)· Our minds function through the brain, nervous system, and sense organs.· As with the other sensory organs, taste is highly developed in babies at birth.digestive organs (=the stomach, intestines etc, used to digest food)· a disorder of the digestive organsa donor organ (=an organ from one person's body that is put or can be put into another person's body)· There is a chronic shortage of donor organs.organ + NOUNan organ transplant (=an operation to put an organ from one person’s body into another person’s body)· Up to 5,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant.an organ donor (=someone who gives an organ for an organ transplant)· Not all patients who die are suitable as organ donors.