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body

Physical structure of a living creature

Entityanatomical entity class typeQ170494

Instance of: anatomical entity class type
Subclass of: anatomical structure
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1.Stated in Foundational Model of AnatomyRetrieved 2019-08-01
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A body is the physical material of an organism. It is only used for organisms which are in one part or whole. There are organisms which change from single cells to whole organisms: for example, slime molds. For them the term 'body' would mean the multicellular stage. Other uses:Plant body: plants are modular, with modules being created by meristems and the body generally consisting of both the shoot system and the root system, with the body's development being influenced by its environment. Cell body: here it may be used for cells like neurons which have long axons. The cell body is the part with the nucleus in it.

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Partially coincident with: organism
Different from: Q29581314
field
Said to be the same as: physis
Has characteristic: body proportions
body temperature
Studied by: sociology of the body
history of the human body
Permanent duplicated item: body

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