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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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As well as the distance involved, the human body also changes in lower gravity, Mackaill says.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

A model of how one of GluBio’s experimental ‘molecular glue’ drugs causes two proteins in the human body, WIZ and cereblon, to stick to each other in a way designed to relieve sickle cell disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

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

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

He remembered some science lecture about the human body being mostly water.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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