Medical Dictionary
organism
noun or·gan·ism \ˈȯr-gə-ˌniz-əm\
Medical Definition of ORGANISM
: an individual constituted to carry on the activities of life by means of organs separate in function but mutually dependent : a living being
—or·gan·is·mic \ˌȯr-gə-ˈniz-mik\ also or·gan·is·mal \-məl\ adjective
—or·gan·is·mi·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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