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BODY PART
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
Classified under:
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"):
organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)
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)
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))
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)
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)
apparatus ((anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function)
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:
In medicine, having to do with the movement of body parts.
(Motor, NCI Dictionary)
Intermittent, incomplete or complete paralysis with or without tremors to any of the organs or body parts innervated by the phrenic nerve.
(Phrenic Nerve Palsy, NCI Thesaurus)
A cushion or support for the head or other body part; usually consisting of a cloth case surrounding a filler of feathers, down, plastic fibers, latex, rubber, or other foam material.
(Pillow, NCI Thesaurus)
In medicine, a small, abnormal patch of tissue on a body part or an organ.
(Plaque, NCI Dictionary)
Surgeons can reshape the appearance of body parts through cosmetic surgery.
(Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, NIH)
The health care provider touches and feels the patient's body to examine the size, consistency, texture, location and tenderness of an organ or body part.
(Palpation, NCI Thesaurus)
The minimum level of stimulation of a body part that a person will perceive as being noxious or unpleasant.
(Pain threshold, NCI Thesaurus)
Subdivisions of the skin surround various body parts; as a whole, the skin constitutes the external surface of the body.
(Murine Skin, NCI Thesaurus/UWDA)
A group of genetic disorders in which there is an abnormal increase in the size of the body or a body part that is often noted at birth.
(Overgrowth syndrome, NCI Dictionary)
It is characterized by a large body size or large body parts at birth, or excessive body growth early in childhood.
(Overgrowth syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
