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

Hotter nights can prolong the stress that heat places on the human body by depriving people of a chance to recover, increasing the risk of heat-related illness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

“I show the human body; they’re dancing,” Byrd says, defending her program in an archival clip.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

"In the human body, sound waves can also be a useful tool."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

The heat index is what the temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity is combined with the air temperature.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

The human body was likened to a machine made up of a series of levers.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin