body structure
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1. a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing (noun.body)
hypernym | : | body part, |
definition | : | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | layer, |
definition | : | thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | apodeme, |
definition | : | ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | caliculus, calycle, calyculus, |
definition | : | a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | tooth, |
definition | : | toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | pad, |
definition | : | the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | branchial cleft, gill cleft, gill slit, |
definition | : | one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | branchial arch, gill arch, gill bar, |
definition | : | one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | peristome, |
definition | : | region around the mouth in various invertebrates (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | syrinx, |
definition | : | the vocal organ of a bird (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | bulb, |
definition | : | a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | carina, |
definition | : | any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | cauda, |
definition | : | any taillike structure (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | chiasm, chiasma, decussation, |
definition | : | an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | cingulum, |
definition | : | (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth) (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | concha, |
definition | : | (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | filament, filum, |
definition | : | a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | germ, |
definition | : | a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | infundibulum, |
definition | : | any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk) (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | interstice, |
definition | : | a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | landmark, |
definition | : | an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | limbus, |
definition | : | a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | rib, |
definition | : | a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | blade, |
definition | : | a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue) (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | radicle, |
definition | : | (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve) (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | plexus, rete, |
definition | : | a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | passage, passageway, |
definition | : | a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | fundus, |
definition | : | (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | funiculus, |
definition | : | any of several body structure resembling a cord (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | head, |
definition | : | that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | root, tooth root, |
definition | : | the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | capsule, |
definition | : | a structure that encloses a body part (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | uvea, |
definition | : | the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | lens nucleus, nucleus, |
definition | : | the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | membranous labyrinth, |
definition | : | the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | glans, |
definition | : | a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | alveolar bed, |
definition | : | lung tissue densely packed with alveoli (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | valve, |
definition | : | a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | vascular structure, |
definition | : | a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | lacrimal apparatus, |
definition | : | the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | cytoskeleton, |
definition | : | a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | centromere, kinetochore, |
definition | : | a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | aster, |
definition | : | star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | neural structure, |
definition | : | a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | fold, plica, |
definition | : | a folded part (as in skin or muscle) (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | convolution, gyrus, |
definition | : | a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | ball, |
definition | : | a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | plate, |
definition | : | any flat platelike body structure or part (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | horny structure, unguis, |
definition | : | any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | skeletal structure, |
definition | : | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | costa, |
definition | : | a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing) (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | head, |
definition | : | the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | bridge, |
definition | : | the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | rotator cuff, |
definition | : | a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | cornu, |
definition | : | (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | corona, |
definition | : | (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | receptor, |
definition | : | a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | zona, zone, |
definition | : | (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure (noun.body) |
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