Definition of Body structure
1. Noun. A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing. "He has good bone structure"
Specialized synonyms: Layer, Apodeme, Caliculus, Calycle, Calyculus, Tooth, Pad, Branchial Cleft, Gill Cleft, Gill Slit, Branchial Arch, Gill Arch, Gill Bar, Peristome, Syrinx, Bulb, Carina, Cauda, Chiasm, Chiasma, Decussation, Cingulum, Concha, Filament, Filum, Germ, Infundibulum, Interstice, Landmark, Limbus, Rib, Blade, Radicle, Plexus, Rete, Tube, Tube-shaped Structure, Passage, Passageway, Fundus, Funiculus, Head, Bodily Cavity, Cavity, Cavum, Root, Tooth Root, Capsule, Uvea, Lens Nucleus, Nucleus, Membranous Labyrinth, Bony Labyrinth, Osseous Labyrinth, Glans, Alveolar Bed, Valve, Vascular Structure, Lacrimal Apparatus, Cytoskeleton, Nucleolar Organiser, Nucleolar Organizer, Nucleolus Organiser, Nucleolus Organizer, Centromere, Kinetochore, Aster, Neural Structure, Fold, Plica, Convolution, Gyrus, Cartilaginous Structure, Ball, Plate, Horny Structure, Unguis, Skeletal Structure, Costa, Head, Bridge, Rotator Cuff, Cornu, Corona, Receptor, Zona, Zone
Generic synonyms: Body Part
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Literary usage of Body structure
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1. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Scienceedited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1875)
"Transverse section of the skin and body structure. a, epidermis ; 6, corium ; e, granular layer ... Longitudinal section of the body structure. particles. ..."