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

Leaf through a textbook, watch a wellness influencer or listen in at the gym, and it can feel as though the human body has already been mapped to exhaustion.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

The scanner aims to compete with more cumbersome MRI imaging by utilizing a shallow pool of water and sonic-wave technology to map the human body in roughly 60 seconds.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

High surface temperatures increase the heat absorbed by the human body through radiation and can make urban areas feel considerably hotter than the official temperature, particularly where there is little shade or vegetation.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Unwelcome as COVID’s emergence was, the sheer scale of its spread has vastly deepened science’s understanding of the ways that viruses can continue to affect a human body long after the initial illness has passed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

My anatomy & physiology class tells me how the human body works, but it can’t tell me how the human mind works—not the brain, but the thoughts and memories.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi