human body

American  

noun

1. the physical structure and material substance of a human being, consisting of many billions of cells as well as components outside of the cells.

   The average adult human body is 50–65% water.

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Etymology

Origin of human body

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

“And then,” said Mal, “at every death, the Immortal is born again. They can be born into any family—peasant, politician, prince, goatherd, warrior. They’re the Immortal soul, in a human body.”

From Literature

An AI model developed by Google's DeepMind could transform our understanding of DNA - the complete recipe for building and running the human body - and its impact on disease and medicine discovery, according to researchers.

From BBC

Yet some research in this new and rapidly expanding field has claimed to have found particles in "less-plausible" areas of the human body, Barron explained.

From Barron's

Most cells in the human body can replace themselves after damage.

From Science Daily

"This model reflects the responses of the human body much more accurately than the conventional cell lines used for virology research," Foxman says.

From Science Daily