Related WordNet synsets for SUMO concept Organ

More specialized WordNet synsets

flame cell

organ of excretion in flatworms

urochord

a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region

notochord

a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates

ctenidium

comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks

ceras

one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the backs of nudibranchs and other related mollusks that serve as gills

craw, crop

a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

gizzard, ventriculus, gastric mill

thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food

wing

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

ala

a wing of an insect

pennon, pinion

wing of a bird

parapodium

one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing

cupule

a sucker on the feet of certain flies

sucker

an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction

lateral line, lateral line organ

sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water

stinger

a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland

fin

organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals

pectoral fin

either of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movement

dorsal fin

unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance

pelvic fin, ventral fin

either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate

tail fin, caudal fin

the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates

heterocercal fin

tail fin with unequal lobes in which the vertebral column turns upward into the larger lobe as in sharks

homocercal fin

symmetrical tail fin extending beyond the end of the vertebral column as in most bony fishes

gill, branchia

respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water

external gill

occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians

syrinx

the vocal organ of a bird

tentacle

any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals used for feeling or grasping or locomotion

system

a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"

tract

a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose

contractile organ

a bodily organ that contracts

vital organ, vitals

a bodily organ that is essential for life

primordium, anlage

an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development

external organ

an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body

effector

an organ that becomes active in response to stimulation

internal organ

an organ that is situated inside the body

viscera, entrails, innards

internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)

sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor

an organ that responds to stimulation

third eye, pineal eye

a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles

auditory apparatus

all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears

baroreceptor

a sensory receptor that responds to pressure

chemoreceptor

a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli

thermoreceptor

a sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold

sensory system

the body's system of sense organs

auditory system

the sensory system for hearing

tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

visual system

the sensory system for vision

glottis

the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated

tastebud

an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue

speech organ

any of the organs involved in speech production

compound eye

in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image

eye, oculus, optic, peeper

the organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye')

simple eye

an eye having a single lens

eyeball, orb

the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

ear

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

organ of hearing

the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound

inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth

a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium

vestibular apparatus, vestibular system

organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with equilibrium

organ of Corti

the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves

kidney

secretes and discharges urine to the bladder

excretory organ, urinary organ

an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them

spleen, lien

a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

gallbladder

a muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed for digestion

liver

large reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism

lung

either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

heart, pump, ticker

the hollow muscular organ whose rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"

biauriculate heart

a heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) have two auricles

athlete's heart

enlarged heart commonly found among athletes trained for endurance

stomach, tummy, tum, breadbasket

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

nervous system

the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells

central nervous system, CNS

the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord

brain, encephalon

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex

the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

spinal cord, medulla spinalis

a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tube-like structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region

reproductive organ, sex organ

any organ involved in sexual reproduction

pudendum

human external genital organs collectively especially of a female

genitalia, genital organ, genitals, private parts, privates, crotch

external sex organ

ovary

one of usually two organs that produce ova and (in vertebrates) secrete estrogen and progesterone

female genitalia

external female sex organs

female internal reproductive organ

the reproductive organs of a woman

male genitalia, family jewels

external male sex organs

male internal reproductive organ

the reproductive organs of a man

uterus, womb

a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus

vagina

a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus

vulva

external parts of the female genitalia

cunt, puss, pussy, nooky, slit

obscene terms for female genitals

erectile organ

an organ containing erectile tissue

clitoris, clit, button

a female sexual organ homologous to the penis

penis, phallus, member

the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)

cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool

obscene terms for penis

respiratory organ

any organ involved in the process of respiration

book lung

organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book

larynx, voice box

a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech

mammary gland, mamma

milk-secreting organ of female mammals

breast, bosom, knocker, boob, tit, titty

either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"

nose, olfactory organ

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose"

conk

(British) informal term for the nose

beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle

(US) informal terms for the nose

hawk nose

a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk

proboscis

(informal) the human nose (especially when it is large)

pug nose

a short nose; flattened and turned up at the end

Roman nose, hooknose

a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge

mind, head, brain, psyche, nous

that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"

noddle

(British) "use your noddle"

unconscious mind, unconscious

that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware

tabula rasa

a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)

ego

(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

subconscious mind, subconscious

psychic activity just below the level of awareness

id

(psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity

superego

(psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience

plant organ

a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus

fruiting body

an organ specialized for producing spores

antheridium

the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers

sporangium, spore case, spore sac

organ containing or producing spores

eusporangium

a sporangium that arises from a group of epidermal cells

tetrasporangium

a sporangium containing four asexual spores

leptosporangium

a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns

root

the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

cerebral

of or relating to the cerebrum or brain; "cerebral hemisphere"; "cerebral activity"

cerebrospinal

of or relating to the brain and spinal cord; "cerebrospinal fluid"

gastric, stomachic, stomachal

relating to or involving the stomach; "gastric ulcer"

hepatic

pertaining to or affecting the liver; "hepatic ducts"; "hepatic cirrhosis"

splenic, lienal

of or relating to the spleen

cardiac

of or relating to the heart; "cardiac arrest"

lacrimal, lachrymal

relating to or located near the organ that produces tears

genitourinary

of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions

nephritic, renal

of or relating to the kidneys

spinal

of or relating to the spine or spinal cord; "spinal cord"; "spinal injury"

pancreatic

of or involving the pancreas; "pancreatic cancer"

ovarian

of or involving the ovaries; "ovarian cancer"

uterine

of or involving the uterus; "uterine cancer"

testicular

of or involving the testes; "testicular cancer"

pneumonic, pulmonary, pulmonic

relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease"

gonadal

of or relating to the gonads; "gonadal hormones"

myelic

of or relating to the spinal cord

myeloid

of or relating to the spinal cord

bladdery, bladderlike

resembling a bladder

vesical

of or relating to a bladder (especially the urinary bladder)

cerebrally

in the brain; "bleeding cerebrally"

sympathetically

with respect to the sympathetic nervous system; "the stimulus acted sympathetically"

agonadal (opposite)

lacking gonads