organe

Definitions of organe
  1. noun
    a port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city
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    centre urbain, métropole, ville
    a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
    port
    a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
  2. noun
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
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    aile
    a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
    organe contractile
    a bodily organ that contracts
    organe interne
    a main organ that is situated inside the body
    organe récepteur
    an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
    langue
    a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
    organe de la parole
    any of the organs involved in speech production
    lentille, verre
    biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina
    glande, organe sécrétoire
    any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
    organelle, organite
    a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
    appareil génital, organe reproducteur
    any organ involved in sexual reproduction
    organe érectile
    an organ containing erectile tissue
    muscle
    one of the contractile organs of the body
    chimiorécepteur, chémorécepteur
    a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
    glotte
    the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
    organe oditif, ouïe
    the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound
    oreille, oreille interne
    a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
    glande exocrine
    a gland that secretes externally through a duct
    glande endocrine
    any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
    organe excrétoire
    an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them
    coeur
    the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
    estomac, ventre
    an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
    noyau
    a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
    organes génitaux, partie génitale, parties génitales
    external sex organ
    organe reproductif féminin interne
    the reproductive organs of a woman
    organe respiratoire
    any organ involved in the process of respiration
    larynx
    a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
    intestin
    the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
    bout du sein, mamelon
    the small projection of a mammary gland
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    partie du corps
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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