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

Across India, heat is increasingly arriving not merely as high temperatures but as a combination of heat and humidity that places greater stress on the human body.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Pandemics happen with regularity due to little things like the susceptibility of the human body to illness and international trade and travel.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Remember that 1966 sci-fi movie “Fantastic Voyage,” set inside a human body, the special effects groundbreaking though still analogue?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

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

If Harlem was a human body, then 125th would be its pumping heart, throbbing all the time.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore