Organism (redirected from Life-form)

organism /or·gan·ism/ (or´gan-izm) an individual living thing, whether animal or plant.

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pleuropneumonia-like organisms  any of various bacteria of the genus Mycoplasma, originally found causing pleuropneumonia in cattle and later found in other animals, including humans.

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or·gan·ism (ôrg-nzm)

n.

An individual form of life, such as a plant, animal, bacterium, protist, or fungus; a body made up of organs, organelles, or other parts that work together to carry on the various processes of life.

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organ·ismal (-nzml), organ·ismic (-mk) adj.

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Organism

An individual of some type of life form, such as a plant, an animal, or a microorganism.

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organism(s) (ôr´gnizm),

n any organized body of living economy.

organism(s), Vincent's,

n.pr the fusospirochetal organisms associated with the initiation of necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, necrotizing ulcerative stomatitis, or Vincent's angina.

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organism

an individual animal or plant.