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Organ

Definitions of Organ
  1. noun
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
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    types:
    Flügel
    a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
    Sinnesorgan
    an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
    Zunge
    a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
    Sprechwerkzeug
    any of the organs involved in speech production
    Linse
    biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina
    Drüse
    any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
    Geschlechtsorgan
    any organ involved in sexual reproduction
    Kieme
    sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water
    Muskel
    one of the contractile organs of the body
    Stimmritze
    the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
    Auge
    the organ of sight
    Ohr
    the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
    Gehörorgan
    the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound
    Gehörgang
    a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
    Ohrmuschel
    the part of the ear visible externally
    Hormondrüse
    any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
    Ausscheidungsorgan
    an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them
    Leber
    large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
    Herz
    the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
    Magen
    an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
    Nukleus, Zellkern
    a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
    weibliches Geschlechtsorgan
    the reproductive organs of a woman
    männliches Geschlechtsorgan
    the reproductive organs of a man
    Atmungsorgan
    any organ involved in the process of respiration
    Kehlkopf
    a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
    Darm
    the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
    Brustwarze, Zitze
    the small projection of a mammary gland
    type of:
    Körperteil
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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