BODY PART

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does body part mean? 

• BODY PART (noun)
  The noun BODY PART has 1 sense:

1. any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

  Familiarity information: BODY PART used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BODY PART (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("body part" is a kind of...):

part; piece (a portion of a natural object)

Meronyms (parts of "body part"):

corpus (the main part of an organ or other bodily structure)

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "body part"):

dorsum (the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part))

venter (a bulging body part (as the belly of a muscle))

energid; protoplast (a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts)

appendage; outgrowth; process (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant)

lobe ((anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part)

rectum (the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus)

shoulder (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm)

body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)

chest; pectus; thorax (the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates)

thorax (the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen)

hip (either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh)

haunch (the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings)

abdomen; belly; stomach; venter (the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis)

organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)

back; dorsum (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine)

small (the slender part of the back)

arse; ass; backside; behind; bottom; bum; buns; butt; buttocks; can; derriere; fanny; fundament; hind end; hindquarters; keister; nates; posterior; prat; rear; rear end; rump; seat; stern; tail; tail end; tooshie; tush (the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on)

buttock; cheek (either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump)

stump (the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed)

shank (the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle)

shin (the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle)

toe (forepart of a hoof)

articulatio; articulation; joint ((anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion))

loins (the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen)

feature; lineament (the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin)

rudiment (the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life)

apparatus ((anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function)

saddle (posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl)

underpart (a part lying on the lower side or underneath an animal's body)

horseback (the back of a horse)

dock (the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair)

ambulacrum (one of the five areas on the undersurface of an echinoderm on which the tube feet are located)

withers (the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals)

cannon; shank (lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals)

loin; lumbus (either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds)

croup; croupe; hindquarters; rump (the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks)

gaskin (lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle)

flank (the side between ribs and hipbone)

thorax (part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs)

adnexa; annexa (accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages to an organ (especially of the embryo))

area; region (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve)

dilator (a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part)

groove; vallecula ((anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part)

partition ((anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism)

external body part (any body part visible externally)

anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)

fornix (generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space))

system (a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts)

ampulla (the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear)

tissue (part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function)

mentum (a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin)

Holonyms ("body part" is a part of...):

being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

 Context examples 

Laterality of (possibly paired) body part contained in an image.

(Image Laterality, NCI Thesaurus/DICOM)

Like other organic iodine compounds, this agent blocks x-rays and appears opaque on x-ray film thus, enhancing the visibility of body parts containing this agent.

(Iobitridol, NCI Thesaurus)

Removal, separation, detachment, extirpation, or eradication of a body part, pathway, or function by light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.

(Laser Ablation, NCI Thesaurus)

A device made of metal that is placed inside the body to replace a body part removed by surgery.

(Metallic endoprosthesis, NCI Dictionary)

An indication of the laterality of a body part.

(Image Laterality, NCI Thesaurus)

Abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ.

(Hypertrophy, NCI Thesaurus)

Ideally, it is best not to have Mars in the sign that rules the body part on which you are considering having medical or dental surgery.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A small fold of tissue that limits the movements of an organ or body part; for example, the lingual frenulum connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth and restrains its movement.

(Frenulum, NCI Thesaurus)

Gel dosimetry involves filling a model of a body part, such as the head, neck or breast, with a gel mixture.

(Gel Dosimetry, NCI Thesaurus)

The act or process of changing position or place; the change in position of a body part.

(Motion, NCI Thesaurus)