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INTERNAL ORGAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A main organ that is situated inside the body
Synonyms:
internal organ; viscus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("internal organ" is a kind of...):
organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "internal organ"):
entrails; innards; viscera (internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity))
excretory organ; urinary organ (an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them)
liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)
heart; pump; ticker (the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body)
breadbasket; stomach; tum; tummy (an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion)
respiratory organ (any organ involved in the process of respiration)
bowel; gut; intestine (the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus)
hindgut (the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos)
