apparatus
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the organs responsible for the way a part of the body or mind works
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a part of your body that does a specific job, such as your heart or brain. Your vital organs are the organs that you cannot live without
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the part of an organ or tube in your body that opens and closes to keep liquid flowing in the right direction
the organs in a body, especially the stomach or intestines
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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