organe interne

Definitions of organe interne
  1. noun
    a main organ that is situated inside the body
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    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
    organe respiratoire
    any organ involved in the process of respiration
    intestin
    the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
    jabot
    a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
    ventre
    the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing
    rein
    either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
    poumon
    either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
    intestin grêle
    the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed
    gros intestin
    beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces
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    organe
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
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