Vital viscera

noun

1. A differentiated structure (such as a heart, kidney, leaf, or stem) consisting of cells and tissues and performing some specific function in an organism
2. Bodily parts performing a function or cooperating in an activity

   "the eyes and related structures that make up the visual organs"

3. Any of various musical instruments
4. A subordinate group or organization that performs specialized functions

   "the various organs of government"

5. Periodical

combining form

1. Organ

   "organogenesis"

2. Organic

   "organomercurial"

noun

1. One that cranks a hand organ

noun phrase

1. A complex epithelial structure in the cochlea that contains thousands of hair cells, rests on the internal surface of the basilar membrane, and in mammals is the chief part of the ear by which sound waves are perceived and converted into nerve impulses to be transmitted to the brain

noun

1. Any of several tall upright cacti (such as Sternocereus thurberi) of the southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico that usually branch at the base to form several upright stems

geographical name

1. Park in southern Arizona on the Mexican border containing flora not found elsewhere in U.S.

noun

1. An instrument for producing music by the action of a revolving cylinder studded with pegs on a series of valves that admit air from a bellows to a set of pipes

noun

1. A specialized tract of tissue (as in the electric eel) in which electricity is generated

noun

1. A structure forming the end of a neural path and consisting of an effector or a receptor with its associated nerve terminations

noun

1. A barrel organ operated by a hand crank