Term: organism
Origin: Anc Greek όργανον/organon(=instrument, tool, organ) +ισμός/ismos(=ism, suffix meaning action or state) à state of a group of organs
> έργον/ergon(=work, labour)
Coined: in 18th cen
Definition:
An individual form of life
History and Etymology of Biological / Biochemical / Medical Terms
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