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organ (oh)



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1 ?body part?
2 ?musical instrument?
3 ?organization?
4 ?newspaper/magazine?
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[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: organe, from Latin, from Greek organon 'tool, instrument']
?BODY PART?
a) a part of the body, such as the heart or lungs, that has a particular purpose
::the liver, heart, and other internal organs
::loss of blood flow to his vital organs
::Extra doses of the hormone caused the animals' reproductive organs to develop sooner than usual.
::In Arizona, 480 people are waiting for organ transplants .
::dying people who have agreed to be organ donors
b) a penis - used because you want to avoid saying this directly
?MUSICAL INSTRUMENT?
a) also pipe organ
a large musical instrument used especially in churches, with keys like a piano and large pipes that air passes through to produce the sound
b) an electronic musical instrument that produces music similar to a pipe organ, but that does not have pipes
::an electronic organ
?ORGANIZATION?
formal an organization that is part of, or works for, a larger organization or group
organ of
::The courts are organs of government.
::the decision-making organs
?NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE?
formal a newspaper or magazine which gives information, news etc for an organization or group
organ of
::the official organ of the Communist Party
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
internal organs
vital organs (=most important organs for life, for example the heart and brain)
sexual/reproductive/sex organs
organ transplant (=an operation to put an organ from one person's body into another's)
organ donor (=someone who gives an organ for an organ transplant)