ORGANISM

n. O^r'g'n-i^m. Lat., organism us (from opyovi- <Jeiv, to fabricate). Fr., organ is me. Ger., Organism us. An organized body (animal or plant) capable of separate existence. [K: L, 343.] Elementary o. Fr., organ is me element a ire. Ger., elementarisclier Organism us, Elementarorganismus. 1. Of Briicke, a jjyrnnocytode, considered to be the morphological unit or form element of the body. [J, 8, 9, 27, 35.] 2. See CELL (2d def.). ORGANITE, 11. O2r'g'n-it. From opyavov, an organ. Fr., o., organule. 1. An elementary organ; of Milne-Edwards, a blood corpuscle. 2. Of Serres, an anatomical element. [J, 16, 33; K.] [s. 171]