B1nounhealtharts
US/ˈɔːr.ɡən/
UK/ˈɔː.ɡən/
a body part like the heart or lungs that has a special job; also a large keyboard instrument
In context
The heart is the organ that pumps blood around the body.
After the accident, his family decided to donate his organs to save other lives.
A huge organ fills the back wall of the old church.
Words that go with organ
noun + noun
- organ donorShe carries a card that shows she is an organ donor.
- organ transplantHe has been waiting two years for an organ transplant.
- organ failureHe died of organ failure after a long illness.
adjective + noun
- internal organsThe scan showed no damage to his internal organs.
- vital organsLuckily, the knife missed all his vital organs.
verb + noun
- donate organsMore people are choosing to donate their organs after death.