human body

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of human body¹

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

Some even shift their appearance and begin to resemble entirely different types of cells found in the human body, such as those in the skin.

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It covers most of our planet, moves through the human body, and even settles into the tiniest molecular pockets.

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Just by having an opportunity to replicate and evolve millions of times in the human body, it could acquire deadly mutations.

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They have also been detected inside the human body.

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No one has ever been successfully revived following cryopreservation, and scientists believe that preserving and reawakening the complete human body is still a remote possibility.

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