Organ (anatomy)

In biology, an organ (Latin: organum, "instrument, tool") is a group of tissues, which perform a specific function or group of functions. Common animal organs include the heart, lungs, brain, eye, stomach, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, liver, intestines, skin, uterus, bladder, bone, etc. A group of related organs is an organ system.

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Biology - Latin - Tissues - Animal - Heart - Lung - Brain - Eye - Stomach - Spleen - Pancreas - Kidney - Liver - Intestine - Skin - Uterus - Bladder - Bone - Organ system

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Organelles are analogous sub-cellular structures.

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Organelle - Cellular

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