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organ

[awr-guhn] / ˈɔr gən /


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Tim then needed dialysis for 82 days until he had an organ from a donor in January of this year.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

However, after around six months the blood vessels in the kidney started to become damaged and the organ inflamed and then it started to fail.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

In my hometown, Seattle, our Paramount Theatre hosts Silent Movie Mondays quarterly, accompanying each screening with a live performance on the venue’s original Mighty Wurlitzer organ.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

The group included healthy volunteers as well as people with diseases or treatments associated with immune suppression, including HIV, multiple myeloma, solid organ malignancy, autoimmune disease, inflammatory bowel disease and solid organ transplantation.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

At the Penfield mood organ, Iran Deckard sat with her right index finger touching the numbered dial.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Dr Leonardo Riella, from the centre for transplantation sciences at Mass General Brigham said the shortage of organs available for transplant meant " we are in a crisis".

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The researchers found that tissue-resident macrophages, a type of immune cell that lives permanently within organs, become less able with age to dispose of another class of immune cells.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

The team at Mass General Brigham hospital say their work shows pig organs can be used as a "bridge" until a human transplant becomes available.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

They had less visceral fat and more muscle, and their performance on tests measuring the function of several organs matched that of young mice.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

They draw up a model Phrenological Head to show the "organs" in their correct positions.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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