noun
the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
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he felt as if his whole body were on fire
• Syn: ↑body, ↑physical structure
• Topics:
• Hypernyms: ↑natural object
• Hyponyms:
↑life form, ↑human body, ↑physical body, ↑material body, ↑soma, ↑build, ↑figure, ↑physique, ↑anatomy, ↑shape, ↑bod, ↑chassis, ↑frame, ↑form, ↑flesh, ↑live body
• Part Meronyms:
↑body substance, ↑articulatory system, ↑cavity, ↑bodily cavity, ↑cavum, ↑digestive system, ↑gastrointestinal system, ↑systema alimentarium, ↑systema digestorium, ↑endocrine system, ↑lymphatic system, ↑systema lymphaticum, ↑musculoskeletal system, ↑nervous system, ↑systema nervosum, ↑respiratory system, ↑systema respiratorium, ↑sensory system, ↑vascular system, ↑circulatory system, ↑cardiovascular system, ↑head, ↑caput, ↑neck, ↑cervix, ↑torso, ↑trunk, ↑body, ↑leg, ↑arm, ↑crotch, ↑fork, ↑pressure point
Useful english dictionary. 2012.