English > organic structure: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | The entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being). |
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| Synonym | body |
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| Category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
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| homo, man, human being, human | Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage |
| Parts | arm | A human limb |
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| articulatory system | The system of joints in the body |
| body substance | The substance of the body |
| cavity, bodily cavity, cavum | (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus / sinus within the body |
| circulatory system, cardiovascular system | The organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body |
| crotch, fork | The angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk |
| digestive system, gastrointestinal system, systema alimentarium, systema digestorium | The system that makes food absorbable into the body |
| endocrine system | The system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily / bodily metabolic activity |
| head, caput | The upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals |
| leg | A human limb |
| lymphatic system, systema lymphaticum | The interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body |
| musculoskeletal system | The system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form |
| neck, cervix | The part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body |
| nervous system, systema nervosum | The sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells |
| pressure point | Any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point |
| respiratory system, systema respiratorium | The system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide |
| sensory system | The body's system of sense organs |
| torso, trunk, body | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs |
| vascular system | The vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant |
| Narrower | human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh | Alternative names for the body of a human being |
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| life form | The characteristic bodily form of a mature organism |
| live body | The body of a living animal or person |
| Broader | natural object | An object occurring naturally |
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| Spanish | cuerpo, estructura física, estructura orgánica |
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| Catalan | cos, estructura física, estructura orgànica |
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