Body

Body

With regard to living things, a body is the physical body of an individual. "Body" often is used in connection with appearance, health issues and death. The study of the workings of the body is physiology.

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Famous quotes containing the word body:

    “I travel light; as light,
    That is, as a man can travel who will
    Still carry his body around because
    Of its sentimental value.”
    —Christopher Fry (b. 1907)

    “Poetry and music I have banished,
    But the stupidity
    Of root, shoot, blossom or clay
    Makes no demand.
    I bend my body to the spade
    Or grope with a dirty hand.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “Now wait a minute, wait a minute. What kind of a deal is this? You can’t go shoving just anybody’s body off on me.”
    —Seton I. Miller (1902–1974)