bodily structure

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bodily structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"

anatomical structure, body structure, complex body part, structure

layer - thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells

apodeme - ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles

caliculus, calycle, calyculus - a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)

tooth - toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell

pad - the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger

branchial cleft, gill cleft, gill slit - one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes

branchial arch, gill arch, gill bar - one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians

peristome - region around the mouth in various invertebrates

syrinx - the vocal organ of a bird

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

bulb - a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ

carina - any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom

cauda - any taillike structure

chiasm, chiasma, decussation - an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X

cingulum - (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)

concha - (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

filum, filament - a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)

germ - a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

infundibulum - any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)

interstice - a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network"

landmark - an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken

limbus - a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure

rib - a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

blade - a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)

radicle - (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)

plexus, rete - a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

tube-shaped structure, tube - (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure

passageway, passage - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"

fundus - (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the stomach"

funiculus - any of several body structure resembling a cord

head - that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

bodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

tooth root, root - the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support

capsule - a structure that encloses a body part

uvea - the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

lens nucleus, nucleus - the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex

membranous labyrinth - the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth

bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth - cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth

alveolar bed - lung tissue densely packed with alveoli

valve - a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

vascular structure - a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels

lacrimal apparatus - the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye

cytoskeleton - a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence

nucleolar organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolus organizer - the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division

centromere, kinetochore - a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; "the centromere is difficult to sequence"

aster - star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis

References in periodicals archive ?

Ageing affects bodily structure with loss of elasticity in tendons and cartilages and skeletal changes, which adversely impact on the feet.

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Information contained in the genome determines bodily structure and function.

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Second, the soul's intellectual capacity to know the truth and to love the good, by its very nature, cannot be realized in a bodily structure or organ--even if it requires a bodily structure or organ (which the neurosciences can tell us much about) to operate fully and to manifest itself.

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Considered a fundamental bodily structure in fish, otoliths serve a vital function in fish by helping them sense orientation and acceleration.

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"This project has been about replicating a bodily structure, relocating it and now rewiring it for alternate functions.

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The human spirit surrenders its limited bodily structure and becomes open toward the universe and, in some way, a true brother and sister to the elements of the universe.

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These fetal adaptations tend to result in permanent changes in bodily structure and function.

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Moreover, Kendrick's double take of the spiral indicates the horns of the dilemma he is stuck on: on one side we have a "post-Modernized" target--a quotation shadowing the remote, even unreachable goal--and on the other side a cross section of the body, more particularly, a kind of CAT scan of the pelvic bone, a "Modernistic" revelation of primitive bodily structure. Trapped between a longing for the old Modern primordiality and a post-Modern sense of deja vu, Kendrick reveals our true artistic condition.

Mel Kendrick

Another metaphysical question: why are the powers of the human mind so enormous when the bodily structure lasts for such a short time and dissolves into its constituent elements?

The skull beneath the skin

There in front of me was a travesty of a face, Hansen's disease, the repulsive deterioration of the bodily structure.