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or⋅gan

  [awr-guhn]
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–noun
1. Also called pipe organ. a musical instrument consisting of one or more sets of pipes sounded by means of compressed air, played by means of one or more keyboards, and capable of producing a wide range of musical effects.
2. any of various similar instruments, as a reed organ or an electronic organ.
3. a barrel organ or hand organ.
4. Biology. a grouping of tissues into a distinct structure, as a heart or kidney in animals or a leaf or stamen in plants, that performs a specialized task.
5. penis
6. a newspaper, magazine, or other means of communicating information, thoughts, or opinions, esp. in behalf of some organization, political group, or the like.
7. an instrument or means, as of action or performance: This committee will be the chief organ of administration.
8. Archaic. any of various musical instruments, esp. wind, instruments.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME: musical instrument, pipe organ, organ of the body, tool (< ML, L organum mechanical device, instrument) < Gk órganon implement, tool, bodily organ, musical instrument, akin to érgon work

Synonyms:
6. publication, journal, instrument, channel.
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Cultural Dictionary

organ

Part of a living thing, distinct from the other parts, that is adapted for a specific function. Organs are made up of tissues and are grouped into systems, such as the digestive system.

Note: The brain, liver, and skin are organs.
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Word Origin & History

organ 
O.E. organe, and O.Fr. orgene (12c.), both meaning "musical instrument," both from L. organa, pl. of organum, from Gk. organon "implement, musical instrument, organ of the body," lit. "that with which one works," from PIE *werg-ano-, from base *werg- "to do," related to Gk. ergon "work" and O.E. weorc (see urge (v.)). Applied vaguely in late O.E. to musical instruments; sense narrowed by c.1386 to the modern musical instrument known by that name (involving pipes supplied with wind by a bellows and worked by means of keys), though Augustine (c.400) knew this as a specific sense of L. organa. The meaning "body part adapted to a certain function" is attested from 1392. Organist is first recorded 1591; organ-grinder is attested from 1806.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mul·ti·or·gan
Pronunciation: -'or-g&n
Function: adjective
: of, involving, or affecting more than one organ<multiorgan failure>

Main Entry: or·gan
Pronunciation: 'or-g&n
Function: noun
: a differentiated structure (as a heart or kidney) consisting of cells and tissues andperforming some specific function in an organism
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Medical Dictionary

organ or·gan (ôr'gən)
n.
A differentiated part of the body that performs a specific function.

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Science Dictionary
organ   (ôr'gən)  Pronunciation Key 
A distinct part of an organism that performs one or more specialized functions. Examples of organs are the eyes, ears, lungs, and heart of an animal, and the roots, stems, and leaves of a plant.
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