organ

Noun
  1. A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function (synset 105305022)
    is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
    subtypes:
    • 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)
    • foot, invertebrate 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
    • 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
    • receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
    • clapper, glossa, lingua, tongue - 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, lens of the eye - biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus 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
    • end organ - a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers
    • 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
    has: lobe - (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
  2. A government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function (synset 108366277)
    "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department"
    is a type of: agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office - an administrative unit of government
  3. (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ (synset 103278462)
    referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
    is a type of: electronic instrument, electronic musical instrument - a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically
    same as: electric organ, electronic organ, hammond organ
  4. A periodical that is published by a special interest group (synset 106607260)
    "the organ of the communist party"
    is a type of: periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervals
    subtypes: house organ - a periodical published by a business firm for its employees and customers
  5. 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 (synset 103859585)
    is a type of:
    • keyboard instrument - a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
    • wind, wind instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
    has:
    same as: pipe organ
  6. A free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows (synset 103499638)
    is a type of: instrument - a device that requires skill for proper use
    same as: harmonium, reed organ

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