orgaan

Definitions of orgaan
  1. noun
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
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    legboor, legbuis
    egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes
    vaantje, vlerk, vleugel, wiek
    a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
    versvoet, voet
    any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
    effector
    an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses
    receptor
    an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
    claqueur, tong
    a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
    spraakorgaan
    any of the organs involved in speech production
    kristallens, lens, ooglens
    biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina
    klier
    any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
    cellichaam, organel
    a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
    wimper
    a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
    dekschild, halfschild, schildvleugel, vleugelschild
    either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
    spier
    one of the contractile organs of the body
    glottis, stemspleet
    the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
    blik, gezichtsorgaan, gluurder, kijker, kijkers, oculus, oog, pottekijker, pottenkijker, schenkkurk, voyeur
    the organ of sight
    gehoororgaan, oor
    the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
    binnenoor, doolhof, dwaaltuin, labyrint
    a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
    lever
    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
    hart, rikketik, tikker, tikkertje
    the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
    getokkel, maag, maagstreek
    an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
    kernlichaampje, nucleolus
    a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis
    centriole
    one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis
    genitaliën, geslacht, geslachtsapparaat, geslachtsdeel, geslachtsdelen, geslachtsorgaan, kruis, pubes, pudenda, schaamdeel, schaamdelen
    external sex organ
    ademhalingsorgaan
    any organ involved in the process of respiration
    larynx, strottehoofd
    a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
    darm, darmkanaal, grom, visgrom, vissersgaren
    the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
    nippel, smeernippel, speen, tepel
    the small projection of a mammary gland
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    lichaamsdeel, lid
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
  2. noun
    a periodical that is published by a special interest group
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    bedrijfsorgaan, huisorgaan, personeelsblad, personeelsorgaan
    a periodical published by a business firm for its employees and customers
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    periodiek, persorgaan, tijdschrift
    a publication that appears at fixed intervals
  3. noun
    (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
    synonyms: hammondorgel
  4. noun
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
    synonyms: apparaat, instantie, lichaam
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    auditorium, gehoor, publiek
    a body of people sharing some common interest
    christendom, christenheid
    the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
    administratie, landsregering, overheidsdienst, regering
    the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
    kiescollege
    the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president
    school
    a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers
    academie
    the body of faculty and students at a university
    docentencorps, docentenkorps, faculteit, staf
    the body of teachers and administrators at a school
    kolonie, wijkcentrum
    a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
    ledenaantal, ledental, lidmaatschap
    the body of members of an organization or group
    beroepsgroep
    a body of people doing the same kind of work
    oppositie, oppositiepartij
    a body of people united in opposing something
    inspectoraat
    a body of inspectors
    jury
    a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
    forum, panel
    a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
    communauteit, commune, communiteit, convent, gemeenschap, klooster, kloostergemeenschap, leefeenheid, leefgemeenschap, leefgroep, levensgemeenschap, woongemeenschap, woongroep
    the body of people in a learned occupation
    justitie
    persons who administer justice
    varsity
    a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University
    C.D., CD, corps diplomatique, diplomatie
    the body of diplomatic personnel
    overheidspersoneel
    people elected or appointed to administer a government
    administratie, bedrijfspolitiek, bedrijfsvoering, directielid, leiding, management
    those in charge of running a business
    opperbevel, oppercommando
    the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)
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