human body

American  

noun

• human bodies
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• human bodies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of human body

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

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human body

Instead, they are the subject of an imagined plotline in which the military or some group of elites has access to extraordinarily advanced technology that can quickly and painlessly cure the human body of anything.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

There are stories in ballet, yes, but the allure is in the fluid possibilities of the human body and the expression therein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Even from outside the front door, medics detected the strong and distinct smell of a decomposing human body.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

More well-heeled investors funding research and broader interest from pharmaceutical companies over the last decade have led to better data on how the drugs work in the human body.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Agnew and Hamilton knew from their years practicing military surgery that the human body often encases a bullet in a cyst, or sac, making it harmless.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow