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ORGANIZED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Methodical and efficient in arrangement or function
Example:
his life was almost too organized
Classified under:
Similar:
methodical (characterized by method and orderliness)
well-conducted (characterized by good organization and control)
Also:
systematic (characterized by order and planning)
Antonym:
disorganized (lacking order or methodical arrangement or function)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale
Example:
organized medicine
Classified under:
Similar:
arranged (planned in advance)
configured (organized so as to give configuration to)
corporate; incorporated (organized and maintained as a legal corporation)
re-formed (formed again or anew)
reorganised; reorganized (organized again)
Also:
structured (having definite and highly organized structure)
Antonym:
unorganized (not having or belonging to a structured whole)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Being a member of or formed into a labor union
Example:
a unionized shop
Synonyms:
organised; organized; unionised; unionized
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
union (of trade unions)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb organize
Context examples:
The goal of the Abramson Cancer Center is to facilitate collaborations that would otherwise not be possible in a traditional cancer center organized by departments.
(Abramson Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)
Researchers gained insights into how cells in the auditory system become organized to hear different frequencies.
(Hearing different frequencies, NIH)
An organized network called the cytoskeleton helps cells maintain their shape and organization.
(Microtubules’ role in heart cell contraction revealed, NIH)
Instead of being organized as one large, grid-like network such as in skeletal muscle, the mitochondrial circuits in the heart are arranged in parallel rows that form several smaller subnetworks, the researchers found.
(Researchers discover mitochondrial “circuit breaker” that protects heart from damage, NIH)
It was the most conveniently organized place in the world.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
A disorder characterized by an electrocardiographic finding of an organized, regular atrial rhythm with atrial rate between 101 and 240 beats per minute.
(Atrial Tachycardia, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
An electrocardiographic finding of an organized, regular atrial rhythm with atrial rate between 101 and 240 beats per minute.
(Atrial Tachycardia by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A virus comprised of a protein coat (capsid) surrounding a circular, double-stranded DNA organized into coding and non-coding regions, which can induce epithelial lesions.
(Human Papillomavirus-26, NCI Thesaurus)
A virus comprised of a protein coat (capsid) surrounding a circular, double-stranded DNA organized into coding and non-coding regions, which can induce skin and mucosal epithelial lesions.
(Human Papillomavirus-16, NCI Thesaurus)
The MMTV promoter is organized into a phased array of six nucleosomes when stably integrated into mammalian cells.
(hSWI-SNF Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
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