Organ
noun
A part of the body that completes particular jobs, like the heart or the brain.
The heart is a vital organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
Often appears as...
- vital organ
- organ donor
noun
A type of musical instrument that has many pipes to make sound.
He played a beautiful melody on the church organ.
Often appears as...
- church organ
- pipe organ
noun
A means or medium of communication, expressing thoughts or ideas.
The newspaper acted as an organ for the government's policies.
Often appears as...
- propaganda organ
- press organ
noun
A part of the body that completes particular jobs, like the heart or the brain.
The heart is a vital organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
Often appears as...
- vital organ
- organ donor
noun
A type of musical instrument that has many pipes to make sound.
He played a beautiful melody on the church organ.
Often appears as...
- church organ
- pipe organ
noun
A means or medium of communication, expressing thoughts or ideas.
The newspaper acted as an organ for the government's policies.
Often appears as...
- propaganda organ
- press organ
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Anatomical Context
Often used in discussions about health, biology, and anatomy.
Doctors focus on how organs function together in the human body.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Usage
Can describe essential parts of systems or organizations.
The operations department is the organ that keeps the company running.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Internal
Some organs can be visible, such as skin, the largest human organ.
She used lotion to keep her skin, the body's largest organ, healthy.
Pro Tip 1/3Anatomical Context
Often used in discussions about health, biology, and anatomy.
Doctors focus on how organs function together in the human body.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Usage
Can describe essential parts of systems or organizations.
The operations department is the organ that keeps the company running.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Internal
Some organs can be visible, such as skin, the largest human organ.
She used lotion to keep her skin, the body's largest organ, healthy.
Pro Tip 1/3Anatomical Context
Often used in discussions about health, biology, and anatomy.
Doctors focus on how organs function together in the human body.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Usage
Can describe essential parts of systems or organizations.
The operations department is the organ that keeps the company running.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Internal
Some organs can be visible, such as skin, the largest human organ.
She used lotion to keep her skin, the body's largest organ, healthy.
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
extraordinary sensory organ in action it really is very very quick I've seen still photographs of it happening but there's nothing like actually seeing the whole motion so I think we got it there but it's very very very quick John's trying to observe the cat's whiskers as they move forward into the attack
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How the food you eat...
But getting to your brain cells is tricky, and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other. Like the other organs in our bodies,
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Is it bad to hold your...
but occasionally, the pressures of modern life forces us to clench and hold it in. How bad is this habit, and how long can our bodies withstand it? The answers lie in the workings of the bladder, an oval pouch that sits inside the pelvis. Surrounding this structure are several other organs
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What does the pancreas...
Beneath your ribs, you'll find, among other things, the pancreas, an organ that works a lot like a personal health coach. This organ controls your sugar levels and produces a special juice that releases the nutrients from your food to help keep you in the best possible shape.
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The benefits of good...
and makes some organs, like your lungs, less efficient. Researchers have linked poor posture to scoliosis, tension headaches, and back pain, though it isn't the exclusive cause of any of them. Posture can even influence your emotional state and your sensitivity to pain.
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How does the thyroid...
Luckily, there are medical treatments that can help trigger the thyroid's activities again, and bring the body back to a steady metabolic rate. For such a little organ, the thyroid wields an awful lot of power. But a healthy thyroid manages our cells so effectively
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How stress affects your...
High levels of cortisol can also cause you to put on those extra calories as visceral or deep belly fat. This type of fat doesn't just make it harder to button your pants. It is an organ that actively releases hormones and immune system chemicals called cytokines
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A lesson in Bacteria PIPE...
them together that they would weigh the size of a pretty hefty organ up to six pounds if you compare this brain is only two point six pounds heart less than one pound so there's a lot of potential for learning about how important these guys
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Human Body 101 PIPE...
Systems come in The respiratory system is a group of passageways and organs that extracts life-giving oxygen from the air we breathe Air enters the body through nasal cavities travels down the throat and is then transported to the lung
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
and I could literally feel the blood trying to leave my hands, feet and face, and rush to protect my vital organs. It was the coldest I've ever been. But even with swollen lips, sunken eyes, and cheeks flushed red,
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
extraordinary sensory organ in action it really is very very quick I've seen still photographs of it happening but there's nothing like actually seeing the whole motion so I think we got it there but it's very very very quick John's trying to observe the cat's whiskers as they move forward into the attack
Video examples
How the food you eat...
But getting to your brain cells is tricky, and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other. Like the other organs in our bodies,
Video examples
Is it bad to hold your...
but occasionally, the pressures of modern life forces us to clench and hold it in. How bad is this habit, and how long can our bodies withstand it? The answers lie in the workings of the bladder, an oval pouch that sits inside the pelvis. Surrounding this structure are several other organs
Video examples
What does the pancreas...
Beneath your ribs, you'll find, among other things, the pancreas, an organ that works a lot like a personal health coach. This organ controls your sugar levels and produces a special juice that releases the nutrients from your food to help keep you in the best possible shape.
Video examples
The benefits of good...
and makes some organs, like your lungs, less efficient. Researchers have linked poor posture to scoliosis, tension headaches, and back pain, though it isn't the exclusive cause of any of them. Posture can even influence your emotional state and your sensitivity to pain.
Video examples
How does the thyroid...
Luckily, there are medical treatments that can help trigger the thyroid's activities again, and bring the body back to a steady metabolic rate. For such a little organ, the thyroid wields an awful lot of power. But a healthy thyroid manages our cells so effectively
Video examples
How stress affects your...
High levels of cortisol can also cause you to put on those extra calories as visceral or deep belly fat. This type of fat doesn't just make it harder to button your pants. It is an organ that actively releases hormones and immune system chemicals called cytokines
Video examples
A lesson in Bacteria PIPE...
them together that they would weigh the size of a pretty hefty organ up to six pounds if you compare this brain is only two point six pounds heart less than one pound so there's a lot of potential for learning about how important these guys
Video examples
Human Body 101 PIPE...
Systems come in The respiratory system is a group of passageways and organs that extracts life-giving oxygen from the air we breathe Air enters the body through nasal cavities travels down the throat and is then transported to the lung
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
and I could literally feel the blood trying to leave my hands, feet and face, and rush to protect my vital organs. It was the coldest I've ever been. But even with swollen lips, sunken eyes, and cheeks flushed red,
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Zaytoven
American Musician
I've been doing two things my whole life: I've been cuttin' hair, and I've been playing the organ at church. Those two things are what I looked at as my life: this is how I'm gonna make my money, this is how I'm gonna make my living... It helped me to be stable in what I do.
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Sangram Singh
Indian Actor
I want to be helpful and give back to the society when I die. There are so many people in this world who are not able to see God's beautiful creations or enjoy this life. If my eyes or other organs can help even one individual, I will be happy that my life has been of use.
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Timothy Leary
American Educator
My advice to people today is as follows: if you take the game of life seriously, if you take your nervous system seriously, if you take your sense organs seriously, if you take the energy process seriously, you must turn on, tune in, and drop out.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
The Lady's World' should be made the recognized organ for the expression of women's opinions on all subjects of literature, art and modern life, and yet it should be a magazine that men could read with pleasure.
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Robert Wyatt
English Musician
I really liked them, not just Syd, but all of them. Roger was very important, I thought, his contribution. And so was Rick's organ playing. It was a good band. It became something else completely, obviously.
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Jasmin Bhasin
Indian Actress
I think yoga gives me awareness not just about my body from the outside but also about my internal organs. I feel it's very important because it teaches you self-realization of your body.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.
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C. S. Lewis
British Writer
Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.
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Emir Kusturica
Serbian Director
I think the city is the strongest social memory organ of humanity.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
The human voice is the organ of the soul.
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Zaytoven
American Musician
I've been doing two things my whole life: I've been cuttin' hair, and I've been playing the organ at church. Those two things are what I looked at as my life: this is how I'm gonna make my money, this is how I'm gonna make my living... It helped me to be stable in what I do.
Quote examples
Sangram Singh
Indian Actor
I want to be helpful and give back to the society when I die. There are so many people in this world who are not able to see God's beautiful creations or enjoy this life. If my eyes or other organs can help even one individual, I will be happy that my life has been of use.
Quote examples
Timothy Leary
American Educator
My advice to people today is as follows: if you take the game of life seriously, if you take your nervous system seriously, if you take your sense organs seriously, if you take the energy process seriously, you must turn on, tune in, and drop out.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
The Lady's World' should be made the recognized organ for the expression of women's opinions on all subjects of literature, art and modern life, and yet it should be a magazine that men could read with pleasure.
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Robert Wyatt
English Musician
I really liked them, not just Syd, but all of them. Roger was very important, I thought, his contribution. And so was Rick's organ playing. It was a good band. It became something else completely, obviously.
Quote examples
Jasmin Bhasin
Indian Actress
I think yoga gives me awareness not just about my body from the outside but also about my internal organs. I feel it's very important because it teaches you self-realization of your body.
Quote examples
Robert Frost
American Poet
The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.
Quote examples
C. S. Lewis
British Writer
Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.
Quote examples
Emir Kusturica
Serbian Director
I think the city is the strongest social memory organ of humanity.
Quote examples
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
The human voice is the organ of the soul.
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