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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

end organ en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A small organ at the terminal end of a nerve conduction pathway.
  2. The ultimately affected organ in a chain of events, such as a disease process (pathophysiology) or a drug's mechanism of action (sometimes called a target organ in this sense).

Forms

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end-organ alternative lexicographic
end organs Number=Plur lexicographic