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organ

[awr-guhn] / ˈɔr gən /


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The brain is a complicated organ, and it would be nearly impossible to try to solve this mystery in these pages.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Their experiments included cells from the lungs, eyes and brain, along with miniature organ models grown in the laboratory.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Mixed-genet pairings resulted in the corals deploying stinging cells, a hostile response that can be likened to organ rejection in humans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

We have begun hosting educational workshops promoting organ donation in memory of an alumnus who was killed—and whose organs have been transplanted in five others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Miss Lulu crashed out a few chords on the organ.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo

Scientists have discovered that restoring the function of aging liver cells can dramatically reduce harmful substances in the bloodstream, raising the possibility of treating diseases that affect organs far beyond the liver itself.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Teddy's tumour was so large it filled his entire abdomen, pressing on his organs and making it hard for him to eat or even breathe, and the cancer had spread to his bone marrow.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Kirsty Hill, 33, from Maesteg, Bridgend county, was born with Fraser Syndrome, external which can affect the development of body tissue and organs.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

If an animal's entire body spins together, its head and sensory organs must also rotate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

It wasn't that he was rotten, but just that he smelled like his body had mistaken its organs for garbage and that he was essentially a walking, talking trash can.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds


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