| organon | Synonym: organ. Origin: G. Organ (05 Mar 2000) |
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| organonomy | The body of laws regulating the life processes of organised beings. Origin: organo-+ G. Nomos, law (05 Mar 2000) |
| organonymy | <biology> The designation or nomenclature of organs. Origin: Organo- + Gr, for, a name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| organopathy | Any disease especially affecting one of the organs of the body. Origin: organo-+ G. Pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000) |
| organopexy | Organopexia Fixation by suture or otherwise of a floating or ptotic organ. Origin: organo-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| organophilic | Pertaining to organophilicity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organophilicity | Attraction of nonpolar substances (organic molecules) to each other. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organophosphates | A series of phosphorus-containing organic compounds usually also containing a halide ion which reacts with cholinesterase. Organophosphates phosphorylate cholinesterase and thus irreversibly inhibit it. Used as insecticides; have also been used as war gases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organophosphorus compounds | Organic compounds that contain phosphorus as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| organophyly | <biology> The tribal history of organs, a branch of morphophyly. Origin: Organo- + Gr. Clan. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| organoplastic | <biology> Having the property of producing the tissues or organs of animals and plants; as, the organoplastic cells. Origin: Organo- + -plastic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| organoplatinum compounds | Organic compounds which contain platinum as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| organoscopy | 1. <study> The science of the special functions of the several parts of the brain, or of the supposed connection between the various faculties of the mind and particular organs in the brain. 2. In popular usage, the physiological hypothesis of Gall, that the mental faculties, and traits of character, are shown on the surface of the head or skull; craniology. Gall marked out on his model of the head the places of twenty-six organs, as round inclosures with vacant interspaces. Spurzheim and Combe divided the whole scalp into oblong and conterminous patches. Origin: Gr, the mind: cf. F. Phrenologie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| organoselenium compounds | Organic compounds which contain selenium as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| organosilicon compounds | Organic compounds that contain silicon as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |