organism
n. living creature; mechanism, that which functions like an organism with a system of interdependent parts | ||||
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Organism Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Organism
(n.)
Organic structure; organization.
(n.)
An organized being; a living body, either vegetable or animal, compozed of different organs or parts with functions which are separate, but mutually dependent, and essential to the life of the individual.
(n.)
Organic structure; organization.
(n.)
An organized being; a living body, either vegetable or animal, compozed of different organs or parts with functions which are separate, but mutually dependent, and essential to the life of the individual.
| WordNet 2.0 |
organism
Noun
1. a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
(synonym) being
(hypernym) living thing, animate thing
(hyponym) benthos
(substance-meronym) tissue
(part-meronym) cell
(class) bioluminescent
2. a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body; "the social organism"
(hypernym) system, scheme
Noun
1. a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
(synonym) being
(hypernym) living thing, animate thing
(hyponym) benthos
(substance-meronym) tissue
(part-meronym) cell
(class) bioluminescent
2. a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body; "the social organism"
(hypernym) system, scheme
| hEnglish - advanced version |
organism
organism
\or"gan*ism\ (?), n. [cf. f. organisme.]
1. organic structure; organization. "the advantageous organism of the eye."
2. (biol.) an organized being; a living body, either vegetable or animal, compozed of different organs or parts with functions which are separate, but mutually dependent, and essential to the life of the individual.
note: some of the lower forms of life are so simple in structure as to be without organs, but are still called organisms, since they have different parts analogous in functions to the organs of higher plants and animals.
similar words(1)
zymogenic organism
organism
\or"gan*ism\ (?), n. [cf. f. organisme.]
1. organic structure; organization. "the advantageous organism of the eye."
2. (biol.) an organized being; a living body, either vegetable or animal, compozed of different organs or parts with functions which are separate, but mutually dependent, and essential to the life of the individual.
note: some of the lower forms of life are so simple in structure as to be without organs, but are still called organisms, since they have different parts analogous in functions to the organs of higher plants and animals.
similar words(1)
zymogenic organism
Organism Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
organism
A living thing, such as an animal, a plant, a bacterium, or a fungus.
A living thing, such as an animal, a plant, a bacterium, or a fungus.
| Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary |
Organism
Any living entity
Any living entity
| Glossary of terms used in transplantation |
organism
an individual, living thing.
an individual, living thing.
Organism Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| EPA Terms of Environment |
Organism
Any form of animal or plant life.
Any form of animal or plant life.
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
organism
any living being; plants and animals.
any living being; plants and animals.
Organism Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Bioglossary |
Organism
Description: An organism is [the active, infective, or dormant stage or life form of] any biological [acellular, unicellular or multi-cellular] entity capable of [replication] [reproducing itself] or of transferring genetic material. [This definition covers plants, animals, fungi, mycoplasmas, [mycoplasma-like organisms,] micro-organisms, viruses and viroids, including cell and tissue cultures, germinal cells, seeds, pollen and spores)] [other than human or human embryo].
Source: Convention on Biological Diversity CBD
Description: An organism is any biological entity capable of replication or of transferring genetic material.
Source: Council Directive 90/220/EEC on the Deliberate Release into the Environment of Genetically Modified Organisms and Council of Europe Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment
Description: A living organism is any biological entity capable of replication or of transferring genetic material. This definition covers plants, animals, fungi, micro-organisms, viruses and viroids, including cell and tissue cultures, germinal cells, seeds, pollen and spores.
Source: European Union
Description: Organisms are defined as acellular, unicellular or multicellular entity in any form (other than human or human embryo).
Source: Malaysia
Description: Organisms means the biological and cellular and non-cellular entities that are capable of reproducing themselves or of transferring genetic material. Mixtures or objects containing such entities are assimilated to them.
Source: Switzerland
Description: Organism shall mean any entity able to replicate its own genetic material including viruses.
Source: UNEP International Technical Guidelines for Safety in Biotechnology
Description: Organism means any active, infective, or dormant stage or life form of an entity characterized as living, including vertebrate and invertebrate animals, plants, bacteria, fungi, mycoplasmas, mycoplasma-like organisms, as well as entities such as viroids, viruses, or any entity characterized as living related to the foregoing.
Source: U.S. Federal Register
Description: An organism is [the active, infective, or dormant stage or life form of] any biological [acellular, unicellular or multi-cellular] entity capable of [replication] [reproducing itself] or of transferring genetic material. [This definition covers plants, animals, fungi, mycoplasmas, [mycoplasma-like organisms,] micro-organisms, viruses and viroids, including cell and tissue cultures, germinal cells, seeds, pollen and spores)] [other than human or human embryo].
Source: Convention on Biological Diversity CBD
Description: An organism is any biological entity capable of replication or of transferring genetic material.
Source: Council Directive 90/220/EEC on the Deliberate Release into the Environment of Genetically Modified Organisms and Council of Europe Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment
Description: A living organism is any biological entity capable of replication or of transferring genetic material. This definition covers plants, animals, fungi, micro-organisms, viruses and viroids, including cell and tissue cultures, germinal cells, seeds, pollen and spores.
Source: European Union
Description: Organisms are defined as acellular, unicellular or multicellular entity in any form (other than human or human embryo).
Source: Malaysia
Description: Organisms means the biological and cellular and non-cellular entities that are capable of reproducing themselves or of transferring genetic material. Mixtures or objects containing such entities are assimilated to them.
Source: Switzerland
Description: Organism shall mean any entity able to replicate its own genetic material including viruses.
Source: UNEP International Technical Guidelines for Safety in Biotechnology
Description: Organism means any active, infective, or dormant stage or life form of an entity characterized as living, including vertebrate and invertebrate animals, plants, bacteria, fungi, mycoplasmas, mycoplasma-like organisms, as well as entities such as viroids, viruses, or any entity characterized as living related to the foregoing.
Source: U.S. Federal Register
| Agricultural Glossary/yigini2004 |
Organism
An individual living thing. From a bacteria to a plant.
An individual living thing. From a bacteria to a plant.
| Physical Geography Terms and Meanings |
Organism
Any form of life.
Any form of life.
Organism Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Theological and Philosophical Biography and Dictionary |
Organism
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Organism Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Organism
ha-vel
ha-vel
| English - Klingon |
organism
n. yagh
n. yagh
| Phobia |
Bacillophobia
Fear of microbes
Fear of microbes
Bacteriophobia
Fear of bacteria
Misophobia
Fear of being contaminated with dirt of germs
Organism Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Organism
In biology and ecology, an organism (in Greek organon = instrument) is a living complex adaptive system of organs that influence each other in such a way that they function in some way as a stable whole.
The origin of life on Earth and the relationships between its major lineages are controversial. Two main grades may be distinguished, the prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The prokaryotes are generally considered to represent two separate domains, called the Bacteria and Archaea, which are not closer to one another than to the eukaryotes. The gap between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is widely considered a major missing link in evolutionary history. Two eukaryotic organelles, namely mitochondria and chloroplasts, are generally considered to be derived from endosymbiotic bacteria. A similar symbiogenesis hypothesis has been proposed involving the origins of the cell nucleus, it is described as viral eukaryogenesis. Fungi, animals and plants are examples of species that are eukaryote.
More recently a clade, Neomura, has been proposed, by Thomas Cavalier-Smith, which groups together the Archaea and Eukarya. Cavalier-Smith also proposed that the Neomura evolved from Bacteria, more precisely from Actinobacteria.
More recently a clade, Neomura, has been proposed, by Thomas Cavalier-Smith, which groups together the Archaea and Eukarya. Cavalier-Smith also proposed that the Neomura evolved from Bacteria, more precisely from Actinobacteria.
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