Phrase Hound found 112 phrases and 48 compound words that contain organ. The most common are listed below. Open organ in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 112
- organ donationThe act of donating one's organ to another person through an organ transplant.
- barrel organA musical instrument in which air from a bellows is admitted to a set of pipes by means of pins inserted into a revolving barrel (typically turned by a crank), originating in France.
- organ of stateAny of the three primary divisions of a state’s sovereignty (namely, the executive, the legislature, or the judiciary); the powers of each having been divided and balanced in accordance with the political principle of the separation of …
- organ gunA large, portable firearm normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession; it was chiefly used from the 14th to the 17th century.
- sex organAn organ responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.
- sense organAn organic sensor.
- organ systemsplural of organ system: A group of organs that work together as a biological system to perform one or more functions.
- internal organAn organ, such as the heart or colon, that is entirely within the confines of the body.
- organ consoleThe manuals, the pedals and associated stops of an organ, especially a pipe organ.
- pipe organThe largest of all musical instruments, played from an organ console. The organ produces its sound by sending air through organ pipes- either reed pipes or flue pipes, which are seated on wind chests. The valves controlling each pipe may …
- organ donorA person (living or dead) from whom an organ is removed in order to be transplanted into another person.
- street organA type of mechanically-played barrel organ designed to be played in the street.
- vital organAn organ of the body which performs a sufficiently important function that damage to the organ can cause death.
- organ loftThe gallery or raised platform within a church or hall from which an organ is played, though not necessarily housing the organ itself.
- organ grinderThe player of a barrel organ.
- organ pipeA tuned metal or wooden tube connected mechanically or electrically to an organ console.
- organ transplantA surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient.
- electric organAn effector organ found in some fish (especially electric eels and electric catfish), that can produce a voltage large enough to aid in predation.
- electronic organA keyboard musical instrument, resembling a spinet, or upright, piano in size and general shape, in which tone is generated by electronic circuits and radiated by loudspeaker.
- organ stopAny of many knobs near the keyboard of an organ used to select different sounds or timbres.
- baroque organa pipe organ dating from or built to the specifications of the Baroque period at the time of J.S. Bach
- organ systemA group of organs that work together as a biological system to perform one or more functions.
- storage organA part of a plant, such as a bulb, specifically modified for storage of energy (generally in the form of carbohydrates) or of water.
- water organA form of pipe organ in which the air is generated by moving water.
- organ harvestingThe removal, preservation and use of human organs and tissue from the bodies of the recently deceased to be used in surgical transplants on the living.
Compound words 48
- organismA discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
- organityThe quality or state of being an organism.
- multiorganInvolving multiple organs of the body.
- organmakerA person who makes organs (musical instruments).
- organificationThe stabilization of a material within an organ.
- organifyTo stabilize (a material) within an organ.
- organleggerSomeone who illegally harvests and sells human organs.
- accorganA musical instrument combining an electronic keyboard with an accordion.
- bioorganA synthetic organ (of the body) manufactured from biological material
- intraorganWithin an organ