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organism
In biology, a living thing such as a plant, animal, virus, or bacterium.
2. A functioning system of interdependent parts that resembles a living creature.
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(Greek: rod-shaped micro-organism; used in biomedical terminology)
(Greek: khimaira, fabled monster; unreal, fantastic, imaginary, fanciful, unrealistic; however, in medical and other scientific fields, characterized by two or more genetically distinct cell types in one organism)
(Greek: genein, "to produce"; all the genetic information possessed by any organism)
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pus organism
Pyogenic micro-organism, or a micro-organism producing pus; usually, staphylococci and streptococci; but many other organisms also produce pus.
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multicelled organism
An individual organism composed of specialized, interdependent cells most often organized in tissues, organs, and organ systems.
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