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human body

American

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of human body

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced new initiatives to tackle microplastics in the human body and drinking water on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

How does DNA pack the enormous amount of information needed to build a human body?

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

In theory, they exist within our bodies and can transform into any type of cell, therefore repairing things that are broken; manipulating them could—again, in theory—boost the regenerative capabilities of the human body.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

However, this is not a single entity – it encompasses over a hundred strains which all act differently in the human body.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Wasn’t it Jacqui who told us the human body is sixty percent water?

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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