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human body

human body

94 1.0
The parts of a person, like bones, muscles and organs
  • noun
  • /ˈhjuːmən ˈbɑːdi/
translation icon : cuerpo humano
  • The human body is made up of various systems that work together to maintain health.
  • human body parts
  • human body mass
  • human body functions

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Examples

  • The biggest organ in the human body is is skin, right?

  • The human body can endure significant trauma, Detective.

    Unknown (2006)

  • And so within the human body, all of this stuff is going on.

  • So, so you know, the human body is a big system in itself, right?

  • What did you learn about the effect of space on the human body from Scott?

    Lex Fridman

  • Well, to answer that, we have to look inside the human body by weight.

  • Maybe we will do that to the human body at some point.

    Shawn Ryan Show

  • So yeah, I think sometimes, like the human body can only take so much.

    Rob Moore

  • Historically, that has meant movement of the human body, in time and space, to music.

    Academic text (1999)

  • All kinds of people are needed to map the human body in this exquisite detail.

Synonyms

body
vshuman body
∞ 1.0

All the physical parts of a person, animal, or plant

restricts this idea to people only not animals or plants
bod
vshuman body
  • Informal
18 9.0

A person's body, especially their physical shape or appearance

is the neutral standard term not the casual slang form
physical body
vshuman body
14 2.8

The parts of a person you can touch, not their mind or spirit

applies to people specifically rather than to all living organisms
soma
vshuman body
  • Specialized
3 8.8

The body of a person or animal seen as separate from the mind and reproductive cells

is the common human-focused sense rather than a technical biological term
chassis
vshuman body
  • Informal
2 8.1

A person's body when talked about in a joking or informal way

is a direct literal description rather than a playful metaphor
material body
vshuman body
1 5.0

The physical part of a person with skin, bones, and organs, not the mind or spirit

emphasizes people's physicality rather than mental or spiritual aspects

Surface Forms

human body singular
human bodies plural

Morphology

human + body

The meaning is directly and transparently composed from 'human' (pertaining to people) + 'body' (physical structure), so a learner who knows both words will readily understand 'human body' as the physical structure of a person. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common nominal composition and thus transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Human body comes from joining human ('a person') and body ('the physical parts'). Imagine bones, flesh and organs working together, so it means 'the physical structure of a human being'.