Anatomy
solid organ
sol·id or·gan [ sol-id awr-guhn ]
Definitions related to solid organ:
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An internal organ with firm consistency without a liquid or hollow structural component.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Organ the direct parts of which consist of either fascicles or sheets or parenchyma and connective tissue stroma. Examples: Examples: muscle organ, ligament organ, membrane organ, skin, viscerocranial mucosa. Old definition: Organ the unshared parts of which do not surround macroscopic anatomical spaces; only its shared parts (subdivisions of hollow tree organs) contain anatomical spaces. Examples: lung, liver, thymus, ovary, muscle organ, superficial fascia, skin.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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Organ the unshared parts of which do not surround anatomical spaces; only its shared parts (subdivisions of hollow tree organs) contain anatomical spaces. Examples: lung, liver, thymus, ovary, muscle (organ), meninx, superficial fascia, skin.Digital AnatomistUniversity of Washington, 2003
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