internal organ

noun

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

Similar
Opposite
external organ

Meanings

nouninternal organ (plural internal organs)

plural internal organs

  1. anatomyAn organ, such as the heart or colon, that is entirely within the confines of the body.
    1 more example

    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.

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

    Antonyms: external organ

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn organ, such as the heart or colon, that is entirely within the confines of the body.

Opposite
external organ

More synonyms by meaning

nouna main organ that is situated inside the body

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek σπλάγχνον
  • σπλάγχνον (splánkhnon)an organ that is entirely within the confines of the body
Chinese Mandarin 內臟 /内脏
  • 內臟 /内脏 (nèizàng)an organ that is entirely within the confines of the body
Finnish sisäelin
  • sisäelinan organ that is entirely within the confines of the body
German inneres Organ
  • inneres Organan organ that is entirely within the confines of the body
Irish ball inmheánach
  • ball inmheánachan organ that is entirely within the confines of the body
Japanese 内臓
  • 内臓 (naizō)an organ that is entirely within the confines of the body
Latin viscus, extum
  • viscusan organ that is entirely within the confines of the body
  • extuman organ that is entirely within the confines of the body
Russian вну́тренний о́рган
  • вну́тренний о́рган (vnútrennij órgan)an organ that is entirely within the confines of the body
Spanish órgano interno
  • órgano internoan organ that is entirely within the confines of the body
Tamil உள்ளுறுப்பு
  • உள்ளுறுப்பு (uḷḷuṟuppu)an organ that is entirely within the confines of the body
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APA

internal organ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal%20organ

MLA

“internal organ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal%20organ. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “internal organ,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal%20organ.

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