Organ system

Japanese: 器官系 - きかんけい(英語表記)organ system
Organ system
A general term for a series of functional and morphological systems in which several organs have a common function and work together. In other words, the digestive organs, circulatory organs, respiratory organs, excretory organs, reproductive organs, light-emitting organs, skin, skeleton, motor organs, sound-producing organs, electric-generating organs, nervous system, sensory organs, and endocrine organs found in animals are all organ systems.

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Japanese:
いくつかの器官が機能的に共通性をもち,共同して働く一連の機能的,形態的系統の総称。すなわち動物にみられる消化器官,循環器官,呼吸器官,排泄器官,生殖器官,発光器官,皮膚,骨格,運動器官,発音器官,発電器官,神経系,感覚器官および内分泌器官などはそれぞれ器官系である。

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