Origin: 1200-1300 Old French organe, from Latin, from Greek organon tool, instrument
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS►internal organs
the liver, heart, and other internal organs
►vital organs
Fortunately, the bullet missed all the vital organs (=the ones that are essential for you to live).
1BODY PARTscience, biology a part of the body, such as the heart or lungs, that has a particular purpose: internal organs an organ transplant the liver, heart, and other internal organs Fortunately, the bullet missed all the vital organs (=the ones that are essential for you to live).2MUSICAL INSTRUMENTeng. lang. arts a large musical instrument used especially in churches, with one or more keyboards and large pipes out of which the sound comes: organ music3ORGANIZATION an organization that is part of a larger organization, especially part of a government: organ of The bank is an organ of the central government.4NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE formal a newspaper or magazine which gives information, news, etc. for an organization: organ of the official organ of the Communist Party5PLANTscience, biology a structure such as an eye, heart, or leaf consisting of a group of tissues that carry out a particular function in an organism[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French organe, from Latin, from Greek organon tool, instrument]