"organ system" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: organ systems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} organ system (plural organ systems)
  1. (biology) A group of organs that work together as a biological system to perform one or more functions. Wikipedia link: organ system Categories (topical): Biology, Systems, Systems theory Synonyms: organ system Hyponyms: circulatory system, digestive system, endocrine system, immune system, lymphatic system, nervous system, respiratory system, urinary system Holonyms: body Meronyms: organ Related terms: :Category:Organ systems Translations (group of organs): 器官系統 (Chinese Mandarin), 器官系统 (qìguān xìtǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), elimistö (Finnish), sistem organ (Indonesian), 기관계 (gigwan'gye) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-organ_system-en-noun-i9Ln~hlW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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