Why is the skin considered an organ?

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Recently read a fact that skin is the largest organ on the human body, while I had my bets on the liver. How does the skin qualify to be an organ?

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An organ is a collection of tissues that performs a specific function. What else would you call skin? It’s literally the dictionary definition.

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