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

Loads of the lovely and lauded made their way along the red carpet in a Rose Parade of fashion to mingle among an exhibit celebrating all forms of the human body.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

“Like blood pressure in the human body, the issue is circulation,” the strategists wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

As well as the distance involved, the human body also changes in lower gravity, Mackaill says.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

A model of how one of GluBio’s experimental ‘molecular glue’ drugs causes two proteins in the human body, WIZ and cereblon, to stick to each other in a way designed to relieve sickle cell disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

I told him, “The average human body contains enough iron to make a one-inch nail.”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer