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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

part, piece go
a portion of a natural object

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

structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure go
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing

passage, passageway go
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass

channel, canal, duct, epithelial duct go
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance

venous sinus, sinus
a wide channel containing blood

noun.body

5 Subcategories

cavernous sinus, sinus cavernosus go
either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity
coronary sinus, sinus coronarius go
a short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart
sigmoid sinus, sinus sigmoideus go
an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones
straight sinus, tentorial sinus, sinus rectus go
an unpaired sinus of the dura mater
transverse sinus, sinus transversus go
a paired dural sinus