internal organ

internal organ

English

Noun

internal organ (plural internal organs)

1. (anatomy) An organ, such as the heart or colon, that is entirely within the confines of the body.

   Antonym: external organ

   • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, OCLC 865290061, PC, scene: Kruban:

     The salarians at first thought the krogan were confused about the nature of Kruban's environment; the planet is named for a krogan mythological paradise in which honorable warriors feast on the internal organs of their enemies. In fact, krogan astronomers had correctly deduced the nature of Kruban in the years before the global holocaust.

Translations

an organ that is entirely within the confines of the body

Chinese: Mandarin: 內臟 (zh), 内脏 (zh) (nèizàng) Finnish: sisäelin (fi) Greek: Ancient: σπλάγχνον n (splánkhnon) Ingrian: sisusorgana Irish: ball inmheánach m Japanese: 内臓 (ja) (ないぞう, naizō) Latin: viscus n, extum n Navajo: atsą́ siláí Russian: вну́тренний о́рган m (vnútrennij órgan) Spanish: órgano interno m