The Human Body

scalp C2+

/skælp/ the skin that covers the top of the head Meaning Off Sound Off

risorius C2+

/ɹɪˈsɔɹ.i.əs/ A narrow band of facial muscle arising from the fascia over the masseter and inserting into the tissues at the corner of the mouth, which it draws laterally, as is used when smiling. Meaning Off Sound Off

cerement C2+

/ˈsɪr.mənt/ a shroud or waxed cloth in which a dead body is wrapped for burial, often used in the plural Meaning Off Sound Off

eclipse C2+

/ɪˈklɪps/ the obscuring of one celestial body by another; to outshine Meaning Off Sound Off

fracture C2+

/ˈfræktʃɚ/ a break or crack, especially in bone or rock Meaning Off Sound Off

mortification C2+

/ˌmɔrtəfɪˈkeɪʃən/ a feeling of deep humiliation; also the death of tissue Meaning Off Sound Off

sect C2+

/sɛkt/ a group with distinct beliefs that has separated from a larger body Meaning Off Sound Off

stricture C2+

/ˈstrɪktʃɚ/ a severe criticism, or an abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body Meaning Off Sound Off

abdomen C2+

/ˈæbdəmən/ the part of the body containing the digestive organs; the belly Meaning Off Sound Off

carcass C2+

/ˈkɑrkəs/ the dead body of an animal; a framework or ruined remains Meaning Off Sound Off

cleft C2+

/klɛft/ a split, crack, or fissure, especially in rock or skin Meaning Off Sound Off

eyeball C2+

/ˈaɪˌbɔl/ the spherical body of the eye; to look at or estimate roughly Meaning Off Sound Off

judiciary C2+

/dʒuˈdɪʃiɛri/ the branch of government, or the body of judges, that administers justice Meaning Off Sound Off

orb C2+

/ɔrb/ a spherical object or body, especially a celestial one Meaning Off Sound Off

rupture C2+

/ˈrʌptʃər/ a break, burst, or breach, as of tissue, a pipe, or relations Meaning Off Sound Off

airway C2+

/ˈɛrˌweɪ/ a passage for air, especially the breathing passages of the body Meaning Off Sound Off

appendage C2+

/əˈpɛndɪdʒ/ a part attached or subordinate to a larger body Meaning Off Sound Off

bluebottle C2+

/ˈbluˌbɑtəl/ a large buzzing fly with a metallic-blue body; (British slang) a policeman Meaning Off Sound Off

bod C2+

/bɑd/ (informal) a person; the human body Meaning Off Sound Off

calculus C2+

/ˈkælkjələs/ the mathematics of continuous change; a hard stone formed in the body Meaning Off Sound Off

effector C2+

/ɪˈfɛktər/ an organ, cell, or molecule that produces a response to a stimulus Meaning Off Sound Off

marrow C2+

/ˈmɛroʊ/ the soft tissue inside bones; the innermost or vital part Meaning Off Sound Off

outgrowth C2+

/ˈaʊtɡroʊθ/ a natural development or result; something that grows out from a main body Meaning Off Sound Off

slough C2+

/slaʊ/ a low area of wet, muddy ground Meaning Off Sound Off

appendix C2+

/əˈpɛndɪks/ a supplementary section at the end of a book, or a small organ off the intestine Meaning Off Sound Off

atrophy C2+

/ˈætrəfi/ the wasting away of a body part or faculty from disuse or disease Meaning Off Sound Off

bathtub C2+

/ˈbæθˌtʌb/ a large container for bathing the whole body Meaning Off Sound Off

battalion C2+

/bəˈtæljən/ a large body of troops, typically several companies Meaning Off Sound Off

birthmark C2+

/ˈbɜrθmɑrk/ a permanent colored mark on the skin present from birth Meaning Off Sound Off

caries C2+

/ˈkɛriz/ decay and crumbling of a tooth or bone Meaning Off Sound Off

cremation C2+

/krɪˈmeɪʃən/ the disposal of a dead body by burning it to ashes Meaning Off Sound Off

cutis C2+

/ˈkjutɪs/ the true skin, comprising the dermis and epidermis Meaning Off Sound Off

delegacy C2+

/ˈdɛlɪɡəsi/ a body of delegates; the position of a delegate Meaning Off Sound Off

filing C2+

/ˈfaɪlɪŋ/ a document submitted to an official body, or a particle filed off metal Meaning Off Sound Off

fundus C2+

/ˈfʌndəs/ the base or interior surface of a hollow organ opposite its opening Meaning Off Sound Off

judicature C2+

/ˈdʒudɪkəˌtʃʊr/ the administration of justice or the body of judges collectively Meaning Off Sound Off

lith C2+

/lɪθ/ a stone or rock; a limb or joint (archaic) Meaning Off Sound Off

lunge C2+

/lʌndʒ/ a sudden forward thrust of the body, or to make such a movement Meaning Off Sound Off

midriff C2+

/ˈmɪdrɪf/ the front of the body between the chest and the waist Meaning Off Sound Off

mummy C2+

/ˈmʌmi/ a preserved embalmed body, or an informal word for mother Meaning Off Sound Off

neoplasm C2+

/ˈniəˌplæzəm/ an abnormal new growth of tissue; a tumor Meaning Off Sound Off

percussion C2+

/pərˈkʌʃən/ the striking of one body against another; instruments played by striking Meaning Off Sound Off

pomate C2+

/ˈpoʊmeɪt/ a scented ointment for the hair or skin; pomade Meaning Off Sound Off

pyrexia C2+

/paɪˈrɛksiə/ an abnormally high body temperature; fever Meaning Off Sound Off

spasm C2+

/ˈspæzəm/ a sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle Meaning Off Sound Off

splint C2+

/splɪnt/ a rigid strip used to immobilize a broken or injured limb Meaning Off Sound Off

squid C2+

/skwɪd/ a marine cephalopod with ten arms and an elongated body Meaning Off Sound Off

stupe C2+

/stup/ a hot, medicated cloth applied to the body as a poultice Meaning Off Sound Off

sweating C2+

/ˈswɛtɪŋ/ the exuding of perspiration through the skin Meaning Off Sound Off

thew C2+

/θju/ muscular strength or sinew, especially of the body Meaning Off Sound Off

toad C2+

/toʊd/ a tailless amphibian with dry warty skin, similar to a frog Meaning Off Sound Off

waistline C2+

/ˈweɪst.laɪn/ the line of the waist of the body or a garment, or one's girth there Meaning Off Sound Off

meatbone C2+

/ˈmiːtˌboʊn/ a bone with meat still attached, especially as food or scrap Meaning Off Sound Off

nauplius C2+

/ˈnɔː.pli.əs/ an early free-swimming crustacean larva with a median eye, little body segmentation, and usually three pairs of appendages Meaning Off Sound Off

melodeum C2+

/məˈloʊdiəm/ historical, music: a small keyboard reed organ; a rare form related to melodeon Meaning Off Sound Off

occipitofrontalis C2+

/ɑkˌsɪp.ət.oʊ.fɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/ A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead. Meaning Off Sound Off

guilp C2+

/ɡɪlp/ Yorkshire dialect: the scum or skin that forms on porridge Meaning Off Sound Off