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

It is a collision between the demands of her job and some of the deepest machinery in the human body.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

We don’t know much about the tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, that have been detected in the human body, but we know they’re there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

However, the simplified laboratory system cannot fully reproduce the complexity of the human body.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Tally picked one up, realizing that if these cups had survived, a human body would leave more than traces.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld