adult body
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- noun
- /əˈdʌlt ˈbɑdi/
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cuerpo adulto
- You've seen you have children in adult bodies throw tantrums.
You've seen you have children in adult bodies throw tantrums.
- You've seen you have children in adult bodies throw tantrums.
- The point, the point, though, is that is clearly a symptom of childish behavior in an adult body.
Examples
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As development continues, the cells gradually lose the ability to form all the types of cells that are found in the adult body.
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Normally, there is 1-2 kg of calcium in the adult body, with 98% stored in bones, and there is 1 kg of phosphorus in the body, with 85% in bones.
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So how does a normal, healthy adult body deal with that?
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In the adult body, cells routinely die and are replaced by new ones.
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The adult body is divided into various regions, each representing 9% (or multiples of 9) of the total body surface: The head = 9%.
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Embryonic stem cells have great potential for treating human disease because of their ability to generate almost all the cell types found in the adult body.
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The hitcher studied his boots sitting demurely side by side on the floor of the cab, their modest size a frequent source of shame, children's feet really, that had no business being attached to a regular adult body.
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Thus, differences in adult body size are not a function of genetic differences between individuals, but reflect disparate larval feeding conditions, and individuals make do with whatever body size their larval environment allows them to attain (Emlen 1994).
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The adult body requires essential nutrients to function properly and maintain health.
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Exercise is important for keeping the adult body strong and reducing the risk of chronic diseases.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the fully developed physical body of a mature human being' is directly and compositionally derived from 'adult' (a fully grown person) + 'body' (physical structure). This simple noun–noun combination follows ordinary semantic composition and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Adult body combines adult (fully grown) and body (the physical form); imagine a person who has stopped growing and now has the full shape and size of an adult. So, it means 'the fully developed physical body'.