organ

or·gan

 (ôr′gən)

n.

1. Music

a. An instrument consisting of a number of pipes that sound tones when supplied with air and a keyboard that operates a mechanism controlling the flow of air to the pipes. Also called pipe organ.

b. Any one of various other instruments, such as the electronic organ, that resemble a pipe organ either in mechanism or sound.

2. Biology A differentiated part of an organism, such as an eye, wing, or leaf, that performs a specific function.

3. An instrument or agency dedicated to the performance of specified functions: The FBI is an organ of the Justice Department.

4. An instrument or means of communication, especially a periodical issued by a political party, business firm, or other group.

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[Middle English, from Old French organe and from Old English organe, both from Latin organum, tool, instrument, from Greek organon; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]

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organ

(ˈɔːɡən)

n

1. (Instruments)

a. Also called: pipe organ a large complex musical keyboard instrument in which sound is produced by means of a number of pipes arranged in sets or stops, supplied with air from a bellows. The largest instruments possess three or more manuals and one pedal keyboard and have the greatest range of any instrument

b. (as modifier): organ pipe; organ stop; organ loft.

2. (Instruments) any instrument, such as a harmonium, in which sound is produced in this way. See also reed organ, harmonica

3. (Instruments) short for electric organ^1a, electronic organ

4. (Biology) a fully differentiated structural and functional unit, such as a kidney or a root, in an animal or plant

5. an agency or medium of communication, esp a periodical issued by a specialist group or party

6. an instrument with which something is done or accomplished

7. a euphemistic word for penis

[C13: from Old French organe, from Latin organum implement, from Greek organon tool; compare Greek ergein to work]

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or•gan

(ˈɔr gən)

n.

1.

a. Also called pipe organ. a musical instrument having one or more sets of pipes actuated by keyboard and sounded by compressed air.

b. a similar musical instrument having the tones produced electronically: an electronic organ.

c. reed organ.

d. barrel organ.

e. hand organ.

2. 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.

3. a newspaper, magazine, or other means of communicating information, thoughts, or opinions, esp. in behalf of some organization or political group.

4. an instrument or means, as of action.

5. penis.

[before 1000; Middle English: musical instrument, pipe organ, organ of the body, tool « Greek órganon implement, tool, bodily organ, musical instrument, akin to érgon work]

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or·gan

(ôr′gən)

A distinct part of an organism that performs one or more particular 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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organ

- Comes from Latin organum, from Greek oganon, "implement, instrument, tool"; it was first a very general term, but was then used for "wind instrument" and "functional part of the body."

See also related terms for wind instrument.

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organ

1. A structure composed of several tissues that performs a specific function, e.g. stomach, leaf.

2. Part of the body made of different tissues that performs a particular task.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function ovipositor - egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes siphon, syphon - a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled comb-plate, ctene - a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused wing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) invertebrate foot, foot - any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates sucker - an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction stinger - a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity contractile organ, contractor - a bodily organ that contracts anlage, primordium - an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development vital organ, vitals - a bodily organ that is essential for life effector - an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses external organ - an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body internal organ, viscus - a main organ that is situated inside the body sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation glossa, lingua, tongue, clapper - a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity organ of speech, speech organ, vocal organ - any of the organs involved in speech production crystalline lens, lens of the eye, lens - biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina gland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ - any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream cell organ, cell organelle, organelle - a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus" end organ - a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers lobe - (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe" reproductive organ, sex organ - any organ involved in sexual reproduction target organ - (radiology) organ intended to receive the therapeutic dose of a radioactive substance taret organ - (endocrinology) organ most affected by a particular hormone erectile organ - an organ containing erectile tissue
	2.	organ - a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department" bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
	3.	organ - (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ electric organ, electronic organ, Hammond organ electronic instrument, electronic musical instrument - a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
	4.	organ - a periodical that is published by a special interest group; "the organ of the communist party" periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervals house organ - a periodical published by a business firm for its employees and customers
	5.	organ - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard pipe organ keyboard - device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like keyboard instrument - a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard organ pipe, pipework, pipe - the flues and stops on a pipe organ foot lever, foot pedal, treadle, pedal - a lever that is operated with the foot clavier, piano keyboard, fingerboard - a bank of keys on a musical instrument stop - (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops" wind instrument, wind - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
	6.	organ - a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows harmonium, reed organ free-reed instrument - a wind instrument with a free reed

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organ

noun

1. body part, part of the body, member, element, biological structure damage to the muscles and internal organs

2. newspaper, paper, medium, voice, agency, channel, vehicle, journal, publication, rag (informal), gazette, periodical, mouthpiece the People's Daily, the official organ of the Chinese Commmunist Party

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organ

noun

1. A component of government that performs a given function:

agency, arm, branch, department, division, wing.

2. That by which something is accomplished or some end achieved:

agency, agent, instrument, instrumentality, instrumentation, intermediary, mean (used in plural), mechanism, medium.

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Translations

أُرْغُنآلَةُ الأرْغُن الـمُوسِيقِيَةُعُضُوٌّ فِي الْـجَسَدِعضوعُضْو

orgánvarhany

organorgelavis

OrgelOrganSprachrohr

όργανο

órgano

اندام

elinurut

organeorgue

איבר

organorgulje

orgonaszerv

organ

líffæriorgelmálgagn

organo

オルガン臓器

기관오르간

organum

ērģelesorgānspreses izdevums

orgaanorgel

organorgel

narządorganyorgan

órgão

organ

орган

organorgán

organorgle

organorgel

หีบเพลง ออร์แกนอวัยวะต่างๆ

orgorgan

cơ quanđàn organ

器官报刊机关报管风琴风琴

organ

[ˈɔːgən]

A. N

1. (Mus) → órgano m; (= barrel organ) → organillo m

2. (Anat) → órgano m

3. (= mouthpiece) [of opinion] → órgano m, portavoz mf

B. CPD organ loft N → tribuna f del órgano, galería f del órgano
organ pipe N → cañón m de órgano
organ stop N → registro m de órgano

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organ

[ˈɔː^rgən] n

[body] → organe m

(= instrument) → orgue m, orgues fpl
I play the organ → Je joue de l'orgue.organ donor n → donneur/euse m/f d'organesorgan-grinder [ˈɔː^rgəngraɪndə^r] n → joueur/euse m/f d'orgue de Barbarie

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organ

n

(Anat) → Organ nt; (= penis) → Geschlecht nt; organ of speech → Sprechorgan nt

(Mus) → Orgel f; to be at the organ → die Orgel spielen

(= mouthpiece of opinion) → Sprachrohr nt; (= newspaper) → Organ nt

(= means of action) → Organ nt

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organ

:

organ donor

n → Organspender(in) m(f)

organ donor card

n → Organspenderausweis m

organ-grinder

n → Drehorgelspieler(in) m(f); (= man also) → Leierkastenmann m; I want to talk to the organ, not the monkey (inf) → ich will den sprechen, der das Sagen hat

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organ

:

organ pipe

n (Mus) → Orgelpfeife f

organ stop

n (Mus) → Orgelregister nt, → -zug m

organ transplant

n

(= operation) → Organtransplantation f

(= organ) → Organtransplantat nt

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organ

[ˈɔːgən] n (all senses) → organo

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organ¹

(ˈoːgən) noun

1. a part of the body or of a plant which has a special purpose. the reproductive organs. orgaan عُضْو орган órgão orgán das Sprachrohr organ όργανοórgano elund اندام؛ عضو elin organeאיבר अंग organ szerv organ líffæri organo 器官 기관(器官) organas orgāns organ orgaanorgannarząd اندام órgão organ орган orgán organ organ organ อวัยวะ organ 器官 орган عضو cơ quan 器官

2. a means of spreading information, eg a newspaper. an organ of the Communist Party. instrument, spreekbuis ناطِق باسْم، لِسان حال печатно издание órgão orgán organisch organ; avis όργανο, μέσοórgano häälekandja ارگان؛ سخنگو äänenkannattaja organeביטאון प्रकाशन organ hírközlő szerv organ málgagn organo 機関 기관지 leidinys preses izdevums alat sebaran orgaanorgan, avisorgan ارګان órgão organ печатный орган orgán glasilo medij organ สื่อเผยแพร่ข่าว organ 喉舌，報刊，機關報 орган ترجمان نشريہ giọng nói 喉舌，报刊，机关报

orˈganic (-ˈgӕ-) adjective

1. of or concerning the organs of the body. organic diseases. organies, orgaan= عُضْوي органичен orgânico organický organisch organisk οργανικός, που έχει σχέση με τα όργανα του σώματος orgánico elundi- اندامی elimellinen organique שֶׁל אֵיברֵי הַגוּף अंग संबंधी organski szervi organik líffæra- organico 器官の 장기(臟器)의 organų orgānu-; organisks organik organischorganiskorganiczny اندامى orgânico orga­nic органический organický organski organski organisk เกี่ยวกับอวัยวะ organik, organlara ait 器官的 органічний عضوي، عضو سے متعلق thuộc cơ quan 器官的

2. of, found in, or produced by, living things. Organic compounds all contain carbon. organies عُضْوي органичен orgânico organický organisch organisk οργανικός, που παράγεται από ζωντανούς οργανισμούς órganico orgaaniline مربوط به سازواره های زنده orgaaninen organiqueאורגני कार्बनिक organski szerves organik lífrænn organico 有機体の 유기체(생물)의 organinis organisks organik organischorganiskorganiczny ارګانيك orgânico or­ga­­nic органический organický organski organski organisk สารอินทรีย์ organik, canlı 有機體的 органічний حيوانوں سے متعلق (y học) hữu cơ 有机体的

3. (of food) grown without the use of artificial fertilizers. organies عُضْوي، طَبيعي، بِدون أسْمِدَه органичен orgânico přírodní organisch økologisk; organisk καλλιεργημένος χωρίς χημικά, βιολογικός órganico looduslikult puhas بدست آمده از طریق طبیعی luonnonmukainen naturelאורגני जैविक, बिना रासायनिक खाद के उत्पादित खाद्य पदार्थ organski bio- (élelmiszer) organis lífrænn naturale, biologico 有機肥料の 유기 농법의 natūralus, organinis dabisks; ekoloģiski tīrs organik organischbiologisknaturalny, organiczny غير طبيعى natural natural натуральный prírodný bio (hrana) organski biodynamisk (อาหาร) อินทรีย์; งอกงามตามธรรมชาติ doğal, hormonsuz 有機的 натуральний, вирощений без хімічних добрив مصنوعي کھاد سے بغير تيار شدہ thuộc hữu cơ 有机的

orˈganically adverb

organies عُضْوِيّاً органично organicamente organicky organisch økologiskt; organiskt οργανικά órganicamente orgaaniliselt بطور اندامی یا نهادی orgaanisesti organiquement בְּצוָּרה אוֹרגָנִית अंगिक रूप में, ऐंद्रिक रूप में, संघटित शरीरों के संघटक रूप में organski szervesen; szervileg secara organis á lífrænan hátt organicamente 有機的に 유기적으로 organiškai, natūraliai organiski; dabiski secara organik organischorganisk; biologisk organicznie ول په ارګانيكى ډ organicamente (în mod) organic органически organicky organsko organski organiskt, biodynamiskt อย่างธรรมชาติ organik olarak 有機地 органічно خلقي طور پر về hữu cơ 有机地

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organ²

(ˈoːgən) noun

a usually large musical instrument similar to a piano, with or without pipes. He plays the organ; an electric organ. orrel أُرْغُن орган órgão varhany die Orgel orgel εκκλησιαστικό όργανο, αρμόνιοórgano orel ارگ؛ ارغنون urut orgueעוגב वाद्यराज, आर्गन orgulje orgona orgel orgel organo オルガン 오르간, 풍금 vargonai ērģeles organ orgelorgelorgany ارغنون د موسيقى اله órgão orgă орган organ orgle orgulje orgel หีบเพลงปาก org 管風琴 орган باجا đàn oóc 管风琴

ˈorganist noun

a person who plays the organ. the organist in the church. orrelis, orreliste عازِف أُرْغُن органист organista varhaník der/die Organist(in) organist αυτός που παίζει το εκκλησιαστικό όργανο organista orelimängija نوازندۀ ارغنون urkuri organiste נַגָן עוגָב आर्गन बजाने वाला orguljaš orgonista pemain orgel organisti organista オルガン奏者 오르간 연주자 vargonininkas ērģelnieks pemain organ organistorganist, orgelspiller organista ارغنون غږونكى organista organist органист organista organist orguljaš organist คนเล่นออร์แกน org çalan kimse 風琴手 органіст باجا بجانے والا người đánh đàn oóc 风琴手

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organ

→ آلَةُ الأرْغُن الـمُوسِيقِيَةُ, عُضُوٌّ فِي الْـجَسَدِ orgán, varhany organ, orgel Organ, Orgel όργανο órgano elin, urut organe, orgue organ, orgulje organo オルガン, 臓器 기관, 오르간 orgaan, orgel organ, orgel narząd, organy órgão орган organ, orgel หีบเพลง ออร์แกน, อวัยวะต่างๆ org, organ cơ quan, đàn organ 器官, 风琴

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or·gan

n. órgano, parte del cuerpo que realiza una función específica;

end ___ → ___ terminal;

___ displacement → desplazamiento de un ___;

___ transplant → transplante de un ___.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

organ

n órgano, víscera; hollow —órgano hueco, víscera hueca; solid —órgano sólido; vital —órgano vital

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