From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Biology, Newspapers, printing, publishing, Media, Musicldoce_242_borganor‧gan /ˈɔːɡən $ ˈɔːr-/●くろまる●くろまる○しろまるW3 noun [countable]1body parta)HBa part of the body, such as the heart or lungs, that has a particular purposethe liver, heart, and other internal organsloss of blood flow to his vital organsExtra 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 donorsb)HBa penis – used because you want to avoid saying this directly2musical instrumentRRCa) (also pipe organ) a large musicalinstrument used especially in churches, with keys like a piano and large pipes that air passes through to produce the soundb)an electronic musical instrument that produces musicsimilar to a pipeorgan, but that does not have pipesan electronic organ3organizationORGANIZATION formal an organization that is part of, or works for, a larger organization or grouporgan ofThe courts are organs of government.the decision-making organs4newspaper/magazine formalTCN a newspaper or magazine which gives information, news etc for an organization or grouporgan ofthe official organ of the Communist PartyCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + organ internal organs (=organs inside your body)She died after suffering serious damage to internal organs.vital organs (=the most important organs for life, for example the heart and brain)Luckily, the bullet passed through his body without hitting vital organs.sexual/reproductive/sex organsthe male and female sexual organssense/sensory organs (=the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and skin, used to give us information about the world around us)Our minds function through the brain, nervous system, and sense organs.As with the other sensory organs, taste is highly developed in babies at birth.digestive organs (=the stomach, intestines etc, used to digest food)a disorder of the digestive organsa donor organ (=an organ from one person's body that is put or can be put into another person's body)There is a chronic shortage of donor organs.organ + NOUNan organ transplant (=an operation to put an organ from one person’s body into another person’s body)Up to 5,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant.an organ donor (=someone who gives an organ for an organ transplant)Not all patients who die are suitable as organ donors.Examples from the Corpusorgan• organ music• In contemplating the removal of an organ or organs, re-member that Nature does not indulge in luxuries.• an organtransplant• The liver is an extremely complexorgan.• These electricalpulses are then analysed and used to produce detailedpictures of a patient's internalorgans.• internal organs• This diagram shows the position of the mainorgans of speech.• The fact is: There is a terribleshortage of organdonations.• It is only after gastrulation that the organs, like limbs, liver, and eyes, begin to develop.• The organ most at risk is the brain, being enclosed within a rigidbonyshell.• One solution might be to use organs from other species, if the problem of rejection can be overcome.• Her vitalorgans are intact and she has a good chance of recovery.organ donors• In Wisconsin, the drugs have been used routinely in organ donors, without problems, for decades.• Many more organ donors, however, are available than are being assessed through existing organ procurement efforts.• A shortage of organ donors continues to be the main limitingfactor in most types of transplantation.• We view so called elective ventilation of patients who might become potentialorgan donors with some trepidation.• The specimens from the organ donors were immediately placed in icecold isotonic saline.organ of• You have to deal with the ForeignTradeBank, which is an organ of the central government.• Even "L'Unita", the organ of the ItalianCommunistParty, criticized the strike.From Longman Business Dictionaryorganor‧gan /ˈɔːgənˈɔːr-/ noun [countable] formal1a magazine or newspaper which presents the ideas and opinions of a political party or other organizationThese newspapers were essentially house organs for political factions.a copy of the McDonald’s Corp. in-house organ (=magazine that it produces for its own employees)2an organization that does a particular kind of work for the government or another organization or groupan overall accrual of power to the central organs of stateThe International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the UN.Originorgan(1200-1300)Old Frenchorgane, from Latin, from Greekorganon"tool, instrument"