organoculture

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noun

The tissue culture of whole organs

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounorganoculture (countable and uncountable, plural organocultures)

plural organocultures · alternative organ culture

  1. countableuncountableThe tissue culture of whole organs

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  2. Ancient Greekὄργανον (órganon)
  3. Latinorganum
  4. Old Frenchorgane
  5. Middle Englishorgane
  6. Englishorgan
  7. Englishorgano-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  10. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  11. Latincolō
  12. Latincultūra
  13. Middle Frenchculture
  14. Englishculture
  15. Englishorganoculture

From organo- + culture.

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APA

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

MLA

“organoculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organoculture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organoculture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organoculture.

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