Organ Sense Part Noun Bre ˈɔːɡən ˈɔːrɡən Internal

• the internal organs
• the sense organs (= the eyes, ears, nose, etc.)
• the sexual/reproductive organs
• an organ transplant/donor

organ

1. a part of the body that has a particular purpose, such as the heart or the brain; part of a plant with a particular purpose
• the internal organs
• the sense organs (= the eyes, ears, nose, etc.)
• the sexual/reproductive organs
• an organ transplant/donor
2. a penis
• the male organ
3. a large musical instrument with keys like a piano. Sounds are produced by air forced through pipes.
• compare harmonium
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/harmonium
• She plays the organ in church.
• organ music
4. a musical instrument similar to a pipe organ, but without pipes
• see also barrel organ
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/barrel-organ
• an electric organ
5. an official organization that is part of a larger organization and has a special purpose
• the organs of government
6. a newspaper or magazine that gives information about a particular group or organization; a means of communicating the views of a particular group
• See related entries: The press
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/the_press/organ_1
• The People's Daily is the official organ of the Chinese Communist Party.
• the organs of public opinion (= for example, newspapers, television, radio)

Extra Examples

• He is waiting for a suitable donor organ.
• The colon is an important organ for the absorption of nutrients.
• The eyes are an important organ of balance.
• the central organs of state
• to preserve blood flow to the brain and the other vital organs
• to preserve blood flow to the vital organs

Word Origin

• late Old English, via Latin from Greek organon ‘tool, instrument, sense organ’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French organe.