EXTERNAL ORGAN

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Meaning:

An organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("external organ" is a kind of...):

organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "external organ"):

external ear; outer ear (the part of the ear visible externally)

precordium (the external surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach)