mul·ti-or·gan
| \ -ˈȯr-gən \
variants:
or multiorgan
Medical Definition of multi-organ
: of, involving, or affecting more than one organ
I perform pediatric multi-organ transplants, operations that are rare and expensive.— Thomas Fishbein, The Washington Post … a disorder resulting from decreased cholesterol biosynthesis that causes devastating multiorgan failure.— Sarah de Ferranti et al., The New England Journal of Medicine
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“Multi-organ.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/multi-organ. Accessed 5 Jul. 2022.
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