physical structure
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1. the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) (noun.body)
hypernym | : | natural object, |
definition | : | an object occurring naturally; not made by man (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | life form, |
definition | : | the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma, |
definition | : | alternative names for the body of a human being (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | live body, |
definition | : | the body of a living animal or person (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | body substance, |
definition | : | the substance of the body (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | endocrine system, |
definition | : | the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | lymphatic system, systema lymphaticum, |
definition | : | the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | musculoskeletal system, |
definition | : | the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | respiratory system, systema respiratorium, |
definition | : | the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | sensory system, |
definition | : | the body's system of sense organs (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | vascular system, |
definition | : | the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | caput, head, |
definition | : | the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | cervix, neck, |
definition | : | the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | body, torso, trunk, |
definition | : | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | leg, |
definition | : | a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | arm, |
definition | : | a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | crotch, fork, |
definition | : | the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | pressure point, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
domain category | : | homo, human, human being, man, |
definition | : | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage (noun.animal) |
derivation | : | bodily, |
definition | : | having or relating to a physical material body (adj.all) |
derivation | : | bodily, |
definition | : | of or relating to or belonging to the body (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | bodily, |
definition | : | having or relating to a physical material body (adj.all) |
derivation | : | bodily, |
definition | : | of or relating to or belonging to the body (adj.pert) |
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