human body
Americannoun
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human bodies
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of human body
First recorded in 1550–60
Example Sentences
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Even from outside the front door, medics detected the strong and distinct smell of a decomposing human body.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
More well-heeled investors funding research and broader interest from pharmaceutical companies over the last decade have led to better data on how the drugs work in the human body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Importantly, excess glucose increased the thickness of the glycocalyx only when cells were grown in the physiological medium that more closely represented conditions inside the human body.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Previous research in this area has used a measurement called wet-bulb temperature, which incorporates humidity to estimate how much heat a human body can withstand.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The serious, systematic study of medicine was intensifying, and to scientists the human body was like the polar icecap, something to be studied and explored.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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