multi-organ

adjective

mul·​ti-or·​gan
-ˈȯr-gən
variants or multiorgan
: 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 2 Dec. 2024.

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