Single word for generic human “body parts”
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Is there a single word that can be used to indicate generic human (or animal) body parts? Just using the word "parts" without context sounds mechanical and inorganic. Ideally, the word would delineate between mechanical and organic "parts" without additional context; additionally, the word should be all inclusive (i.e. organs doesn't work because it only indicates internal body parts).
Some example sentences to illustrate how the word might be used:
- In the near future, we may be able to print organic body parts
- Body parts were blown everywhere by the explosion.
- The cyborgs were in various states of disrepair, with organic body parts lying everywhere.
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Is there a single word that can be used to indicate generic human (or animal) body parts? Just using the word "parts" without context sounds mechanical and inorganic. Ideally, the word would delineate between mechanical and organic "parts" without additional context; additionally, the word should be all inclusive (i.e. organs doesn't work because it only indicates internal body parts).
Some example sentences to illustrate how the word might be used:
- In the near future, we may be able to print organic body parts
- Body parts were blown everywhere by the explosion.
- The cyborgs were in various states of disrepair, with organic body parts lying everywhere.
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"Body parts" does it for me because it includes limbs and organs and even eye balls - everything except blood and other fluids which aren't really body parts as much as body ingredients. :-)
– Kristina Lopez
Mar 27 '15 at 15:45
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body-part. (hyphenated)
– ermanen
Mar 27 '15 at 15:47
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In this context, you might get away with a substantive bionics, a neologism : biotics, or some other bio- construction.
– Good A.M.
Mar 27 '15 at 16:49
I would say "meat", only I suppose that doesn't include bones.
– Hot Licks
Mar 27 '15 at 18:42
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“Organs” technically denotes all organs of the body, not just the internal organs. For example, the skin is an organ, as are the eyes. But the connotation is of the internal organs only.
– Jon Purdy
Mar 27 '15 at 20:59
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Is there a single word that can be used to indicate generic human (or animal) body parts? Just using the word "parts" without context sounds mechanical and inorganic. Ideally, the word would delineate between mechanical and organic "parts" without additional context; additionally, the word should be all inclusive (i.e. organs doesn't work because it only indicates internal body parts).
Some example sentences to illustrate how the word might be used:
- In the near future, we may be able to print organic body parts
- Body parts were blown everywhere by the explosion.
- The cyborgs were in various states of disrepair, with organic body parts lying everywhere.
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asked Mar 27 '15 at 15:35
Ethan Strider
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Is there a single word that can be used to indicate generic human (or animal) body parts? Just using the word "parts" without context sounds mechanical and inorganic. Ideally, the word would delineate between mechanical and organic "parts" without additional context; additionally, the word should be all inclusive (i.e. organs doesn't work because it only indicates internal body parts).
Some example sentences to illustrate how the word might be used:
- In the near future, we may be able to print organic body parts
- Body parts were blown everywhere by the explosion.
- The cyborgs were in various states of disrepair, with organic body parts lying everywhere.
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"Body parts" does it for me because it includes limbs and organs and even eye balls - everything except blood and other fluids which aren't really body parts as much as body ingredients. :-)
– Kristina Lopez
Mar 27 '15 at 15:45
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body-part. (hyphenated)
– ermanen
Mar 27 '15 at 15:47
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In this context, you might get away with a substantive bionics, a neologism : biotics, or some other bio- construction.
– Good A.M.
Mar 27 '15 at 16:49
I would say "meat", only I suppose that doesn't include bones.
– Hot Licks
Mar 27 '15 at 18:42
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“Organs” technically denotes all organs of the body, not just the internal organs. For example, the skin is an organ, as are the eyes. But the connotation is of the internal organs only.
– Jon Purdy
Mar 27 '15 at 20:59
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"Body parts" does it for me because it includes limbs and organs and even eye balls - everything except blood and other fluids which aren't really body parts as much as body ingredients. :-)
– Kristina Lopez
Mar 27 '15 at 15:45
1
body-part. (hyphenated)
– ermanen
Mar 27 '15 at 15:47
3
In this context, you might get away with a substantive bionics, a neologism : biotics, or some other bio- construction.
– Good A.M.
Mar 27 '15 at 16:49
I would say "meat", only I suppose that doesn't include bones.
– Hot Licks
Mar 27 '15 at 18:42
2
“Organs” technically denotes all organs of the body, not just the internal organs. For example, the skin is an organ, as are the eyes. But the connotation is of the internal organs only.
– Jon Purdy
Mar 27 '15 at 20:59
2
2
"Body parts" does it for me because it includes limbs and organs and even eye balls - everything except blood and other fluids which aren't really body parts as much as body ingredients. :-)
– Kristina Lopez
Mar 27 '15 at 15:45
"Body parts" does it for me because it includes limbs and organs and even eye balls - everything except blood and other fluids which aren't really body parts as much as body ingredients. :-)
– Kristina Lopez
Mar 27 '15 at 15:45
1
1
body-part. (hyphenated)
– ermanen
Mar 27 '15 at 15:47
body-part. (hyphenated)
– ermanen
Mar 27 '15 at 15:47
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3
In this context, you might get away with a substantive bionics, a neologism : biotics, or some other bio- construction.
– Good A.M.
Mar 27 '15 at 16:49
In this context, you might get away with a substantive bionics, a neologism : biotics, or some other bio- construction.
– Good A.M.
Mar 27 '15 at 16:49
I would say "meat", only I suppose that doesn't include bones.
– Hot Licks
Mar 27 '15 at 18:42
I would say "meat", only I suppose that doesn't include bones.
– Hot Licks
Mar 27 '15 at 18:42
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2
“Organs” technically denotes all organs of the body, not just the internal organs. For example, the skin is an organ, as are the eyes. But the connotation is of the internal organs only.
– Jon Purdy
Mar 27 '15 at 20:59
“Organs” technically denotes all organs of the body, not just the internal organs. For example, the skin is an organ, as are the eyes. But the connotation is of the internal organs only.
– Jon Purdy
Mar 27 '15 at 20:59
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Body parts in general are the members of the body. Parts which are distant from the torso are extremities. For example,
In the near future, we may be able to print the members of the body.
and
The cyborgs were in various states of disrepair, with mechanical
extremities lying everywhere.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 16:11
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The word tissue is the technical term for organic body parts, and covers all parts, from eyes to bones; and it can include blood.
Any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products:
inflammation is a reaction of living tissue to infection or injury
[ODO]
Biol. The substance, structure, or texture of which an animal or plant body, or any part or organ of it, is composed; esp. any one of the various structures, each consisting of an aggregation of similar cells or modifications of cells, which make up the organism.
a. in animals.
The chief forms of tissue in the higher animals are the epithelial (incl. glandular), connective (incl. cartilaginous and osseous), muscular, and nervous tissues. (The term is sometimes extended to include the blood as a ‘fluid tissue’.)
[OED]
Tissue does not include inorganic cyborg parts as these are not cellular.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 20:27
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Hmm… I would say tissue is the technical term for what organic parts are made of. A leg is a body part, but it is not a tissue—at least not unless tissue has some very technical usage that I’m completely unaware of. Tissue sounds quite odd to me in the example sentences given in the question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 22:48
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Anatomy
Dictionary Definition:
#6 Informal. the human body.
I'm assuming it could also reference animal bodies as well.
Although, I'm somewhat uncertain if the following sentences use the word correctly.
In the near future we may be able to print anatomy.
Anatomy was blown everywhere by the explosion.
The cyborgs were in various states of disrepair, with anatomy strewn about everywhere.
For the first sentence, it seems like a more correct way to say it would still use two words:
In the near future we may be able to print anatomical tissue.
Credit to Andrew Leach and Good A.M. for providing direction to my searching.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 22:42
Ethan Strider
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Anatomy is the entire structure of a body or organism, or the entire body/organism itself seen as an entire, connected structure. All three of your example sentences sound extremely odd to me with anatomy, particularly the first one, which makes so little sense I would have no idea what it was trying to say. In the latter two, you could say, “Pieces of [his/her/their] anatomy were blown everywhere” and “with pieces of their anatomy strewn about everywhere”.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 22:52
I agree, the first on does sound odd; however, anatomy doesn't always refer to the entire organism. You can have anatomy of the hand, anatomy of the eye, etc. Thus, I was hoping that informally, the word could be used to describe body parts in general. Perhaps, my hopes are in vain. :(
– Ethan Strider
Mar 27 '15 at 23:08
Yes, that's the first sense: the structure of an organism (or part of it). That sense doesn't refer to the organism itself, though, just its structure—when referring to the organism itself, anatomy does refer to the entirety of the organism (seen as a structure).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 23:11
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Extremis is the closest thing that I can come up with. I may be coining the term for all I know. If so, good. It's needed.
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Body parts in general are the members of the body. Parts which are distant from the torso are extremities. For example,
In the near future, we may be able to print the members of the body.
and
The cyborgs were in various states of disrepair, with mechanical
extremities lying everywhere.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 16:11
Emma Dash
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Body parts in general are the members of the body. Parts which are distant from the torso are extremities. For example,
In the near future, we may be able to print the members of the body.
and
The cyborgs were in various states of disrepair, with mechanical
extremities lying everywhere.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 16:11
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Body parts in general are the members of the body. Parts which are distant from the torso are extremities. For example,
In the near future, we may be able to print the members of the body.
and
The cyborgs were in various states of disrepair, with mechanical
extremities lying everywhere.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 16:11
Emma Dash
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Body parts in general are the members of the body. Parts which are distant from the torso are extremities. For example,
In the near future, we may be able to print the members of the body.
and
The cyborgs were in various states of disrepair, with mechanical
extremities lying everywhere.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 16:11
Emma Dash
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answered Mar 27 '15 at 16:11
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answered Mar 27 '15 at 16:11
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The word tissue is the technical term for organic body parts, and covers all parts, from eyes to bones; and it can include blood.
Any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products:
inflammation is a reaction of living tissue to infection or injury
[ODO]
Biol. The substance, structure, or texture of which an animal or plant body, or any part or organ of it, is composed; esp. any one of the various structures, each consisting of an aggregation of similar cells or modifications of cells, which make up the organism.
a. in animals.
The chief forms of tissue in the higher animals are the epithelial (incl. glandular), connective (incl. cartilaginous and osseous), muscular, and nervous tissues. (The term is sometimes extended to include the blood as a ‘fluid tissue’.)
[OED]
Tissue does not include inorganic cyborg parts as these are not cellular.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 20:27
Andrew Leach♦
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Hmm… I would say tissue is the technical term for what organic parts are made of. A leg is a body part, but it is not a tissue—at least not unless tissue has some very technical usage that I’m completely unaware of. Tissue sounds quite odd to me in the example sentences given in the question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 22:48
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The word tissue is the technical term for organic body parts, and covers all parts, from eyes to bones; and it can include blood.
Any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products:
inflammation is a reaction of living tissue to infection or injury
[ODO]
Biol. The substance, structure, or texture of which an animal or plant body, or any part or organ of it, is composed; esp. any one of the various structures, each consisting of an aggregation of similar cells or modifications of cells, which make up the organism.
a. in animals.
The chief forms of tissue in the higher animals are the epithelial (incl. glandular), connective (incl. cartilaginous and osseous), muscular, and nervous tissues. (The term is sometimes extended to include the blood as a ‘fluid tissue’.)
[OED]
Tissue does not include inorganic cyborg parts as these are not cellular.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 20:27
Andrew Leach♦
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Hmm… I would say tissue is the technical term for what organic parts are made of. A leg is a body part, but it is not a tissue—at least not unless tissue has some very technical usage that I’m completely unaware of. Tissue sounds quite odd to me in the example sentences given in the question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 22:48
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The word tissue is the technical term for organic body parts, and covers all parts, from eyes to bones; and it can include blood.
Any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products:
inflammation is a reaction of living tissue to infection or injury
[ODO]
Biol. The substance, structure, or texture of which an animal or plant body, or any part or organ of it, is composed; esp. any one of the various structures, each consisting of an aggregation of similar cells or modifications of cells, which make up the organism.
a. in animals.
The chief forms of tissue in the higher animals are the epithelial (incl. glandular), connective (incl. cartilaginous and osseous), muscular, and nervous tissues. (The term is sometimes extended to include the blood as a ‘fluid tissue’.)
[OED]
Tissue does not include inorganic cyborg parts as these are not cellular.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 20:27
Andrew Leach♦
79.3k8150256
The word tissue is the technical term for organic body parts, and covers all parts, from eyes to bones; and it can include blood.
Any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products:
inflammation is a reaction of living tissue to infection or injury
[ODO]
Biol. The substance, structure, or texture of which an animal or plant body, or any part or organ of it, is composed; esp. any one of the various structures, each consisting of an aggregation of similar cells or modifications of cells, which make up the organism.
a. in animals.
The chief forms of tissue in the higher animals are the epithelial (incl. glandular), connective (incl. cartilaginous and osseous), muscular, and nervous tissues. (The term is sometimes extended to include the blood as a ‘fluid tissue’.)
[OED]
Tissue does not include inorganic cyborg parts as these are not cellular.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 20:27
Andrew Leach♦
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answered Mar 27 '15 at 20:27
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Hmm… I would say tissue is the technical term for what organic parts are made of. A leg is a body part, but it is not a tissue—at least not unless tissue has some very technical usage that I’m completely unaware of. Tissue sounds quite odd to me in the example sentences given in the question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 22:48
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Hmm… I would say tissue is the technical term for what organic parts are made of. A leg is a body part, but it is not a tissue—at least not unless tissue has some very technical usage that I’m completely unaware of. Tissue sounds quite odd to me in the example sentences given in the question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 22:48
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Hmm… I would say tissue is the technical term for what organic parts are made of. A leg is a body part, but it is not a tissue—at least not unless tissue has some very technical usage that I’m completely unaware of. Tissue sounds quite odd to me in the example sentences given in the question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 22:48
Hmm… I would say tissue is the technical term for what organic parts are made of. A leg is a body part, but it is not a tissue—at least not unless tissue has some very technical usage that I’m completely unaware of. Tissue sounds quite odd to me in the example sentences given in the question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 22:48
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Anatomy
Dictionary Definition:
#6 Informal. the human body.
I'm assuming it could also reference animal bodies as well.
Although, I'm somewhat uncertain if the following sentences use the word correctly.
In the near future we may be able to print anatomy.
Anatomy was blown everywhere by the explosion.
The cyborgs were in various states of disrepair, with anatomy strewn about everywhere.
For the first sentence, it seems like a more correct way to say it would still use two words:
In the near future we may be able to print anatomical tissue.
Credit to Andrew Leach and Good A.M. for providing direction to my searching.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 22:42
Ethan Strider
37428
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Anatomy is the entire structure of a body or organism, or the entire body/organism itself seen as an entire, connected structure. All three of your example sentences sound extremely odd to me with anatomy, particularly the first one, which makes so little sense I would have no idea what it was trying to say. In the latter two, you could say, “Pieces of [his/her/their] anatomy were blown everywhere” and “with pieces of their anatomy strewn about everywhere”.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 22:52
I agree, the first on does sound odd; however, anatomy doesn't always refer to the entire organism. You can have anatomy of the hand, anatomy of the eye, etc. Thus, I was hoping that informally, the word could be used to describe body parts in general. Perhaps, my hopes are in vain. :(
– Ethan Strider
Mar 27 '15 at 23:08
Yes, that's the first sense: the structure of an organism (or part of it). That sense doesn't refer to the organism itself, though, just its structure—when referring to the organism itself, anatomy does refer to the entirety of the organism (seen as a structure).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 23:11
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Anatomy
Dictionary Definition:
#6 Informal. the human body.
I'm assuming it could also reference animal bodies as well.
Although, I'm somewhat uncertain if the following sentences use the word correctly.
In the near future we may be able to print anatomy.
Anatomy was blown everywhere by the explosion.
The cyborgs were in various states of disrepair, with anatomy strewn about everywhere.
For the first sentence, it seems like a more correct way to say it would still use two words:
In the near future we may be able to print anatomical tissue.
Credit to Andrew Leach and Good A.M. for providing direction to my searching.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 22:42
Ethan Strider
37428
2
Anatomy is the entire structure of a body or organism, or the entire body/organism itself seen as an entire, connected structure. All three of your example sentences sound extremely odd to me with anatomy, particularly the first one, which makes so little sense I would have no idea what it was trying to say. In the latter two, you could say, “Pieces of [his/her/their] anatomy were blown everywhere” and “with pieces of their anatomy strewn about everywhere”.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 22:52
I agree, the first on does sound odd; however, anatomy doesn't always refer to the entire organism. You can have anatomy of the hand, anatomy of the eye, etc. Thus, I was hoping that informally, the word could be used to describe body parts in general. Perhaps, my hopes are in vain. :(
– Ethan Strider
Mar 27 '15 at 23:08
Yes, that's the first sense: the structure of an organism (or part of it). That sense doesn't refer to the organism itself, though, just its structure—when referring to the organism itself, anatomy does refer to the entirety of the organism (seen as a structure).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 23:11
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Anatomy
Dictionary Definition:
#6 Informal. the human body.
I'm assuming it could also reference animal bodies as well.
Although, I'm somewhat uncertain if the following sentences use the word correctly.
In the near future we may be able to print anatomy.
Anatomy was blown everywhere by the explosion.
The cyborgs were in various states of disrepair, with anatomy strewn about everywhere.
For the first sentence, it seems like a more correct way to say it would still use two words:
In the near future we may be able to print anatomical tissue.
Credit to Andrew Leach and Good A.M. for providing direction to my searching.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 22:42
Ethan Strider
37428
Anatomy
Dictionary Definition:
#6 Informal. the human body.
I'm assuming it could also reference animal bodies as well.
Although, I'm somewhat uncertain if the following sentences use the word correctly.
In the near future we may be able to print anatomy.
Anatomy was blown everywhere by the explosion.
The cyborgs were in various states of disrepair, with anatomy strewn about everywhere.
For the first sentence, it seems like a more correct way to say it would still use two words:
In the near future we may be able to print anatomical tissue.
Credit to Andrew Leach and Good A.M. for providing direction to my searching.
answered Mar 27 '15 at 22:42
Ethan Strider
37428
answered Mar 27 '15 at 22:42
Ethan Strider
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Anatomy is the entire structure of a body or organism, or the entire body/organism itself seen as an entire, connected structure. All three of your example sentences sound extremely odd to me with anatomy, particularly the first one, which makes so little sense I would have no idea what it was trying to say. In the latter two, you could say, “Pieces of [his/her/their] anatomy were blown everywhere” and “with pieces of their anatomy strewn about everywhere”.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 22:52
I agree, the first on does sound odd; however, anatomy doesn't always refer to the entire organism. You can have anatomy of the hand, anatomy of the eye, etc. Thus, I was hoping that informally, the word could be used to describe body parts in general. Perhaps, my hopes are in vain. :(
– Ethan Strider
Mar 27 '15 at 23:08
Yes, that's the first sense: the structure of an organism (or part of it). That sense doesn't refer to the organism itself, though, just its structure—when referring to the organism itself, anatomy does refer to the entirety of the organism (seen as a structure).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 23:11
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Anatomy is the entire structure of a body or organism, or the entire body/organism itself seen as an entire, connected structure. All three of your example sentences sound extremely odd to me with anatomy, particularly the first one, which makes so little sense I would have no idea what it was trying to say. In the latter two, you could say, “Pieces of [his/her/their] anatomy were blown everywhere” and “with pieces of their anatomy strewn about everywhere”.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 22:52
I agree, the first on does sound odd; however, anatomy doesn't always refer to the entire organism. You can have anatomy of the hand, anatomy of the eye, etc. Thus, I was hoping that informally, the word could be used to describe body parts in general. Perhaps, my hopes are in vain. :(
– Ethan Strider
Mar 27 '15 at 23:08
Yes, that's the first sense: the structure of an organism (or part of it). That sense doesn't refer to the organism itself, though, just its structure—when referring to the organism itself, anatomy does refer to the entirety of the organism (seen as a structure).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 23:11
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Anatomy is the entire structure of a body or organism, or the entire body/organism itself seen as an entire, connected structure. All three of your example sentences sound extremely odd to me with anatomy, particularly the first one, which makes so little sense I would have no idea what it was trying to say. In the latter two, you could say, “Pieces of [his/her/their] anatomy were blown everywhere” and “with pieces of their anatomy strewn about everywhere”.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 22:52
Anatomy is the entire structure of a body or organism, or the entire body/organism itself seen as an entire, connected structure. All three of your example sentences sound extremely odd to me with anatomy, particularly the first one, which makes so little sense I would have no idea what it was trying to say. In the latter two, you could say, “Pieces of [his/her/their] anatomy were blown everywhere” and “with pieces of their anatomy strewn about everywhere”.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 22:52
I agree, the first on does sound odd; however, anatomy doesn't always refer to the entire organism. You can have anatomy of the hand, anatomy of the eye, etc. Thus, I was hoping that informally, the word could be used to describe body parts in general. Perhaps, my hopes are in vain. :(
– Ethan Strider
Mar 27 '15 at 23:08
I agree, the first on does sound odd; however, anatomy doesn't always refer to the entire organism. You can have anatomy of the hand, anatomy of the eye, etc. Thus, I was hoping that informally, the word could be used to describe body parts in general. Perhaps, my hopes are in vain. :(
– Ethan Strider
Mar 27 '15 at 23:08
Yes, that's the first sense: the structure of an organism (or part of it). That sense doesn't refer to the organism itself, though, just its structure—when referring to the organism itself, anatomy does refer to the entirety of the organism (seen as a structure).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 23:11
Yes, that's the first sense: the structure of an organism (or part of it). That sense doesn't refer to the organism itself, though, just its structure—when referring to the organism itself, anatomy does refer to the entirety of the organism (seen as a structure).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 27 '15 at 23:11
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Extremis is the closest thing that I can come up with. I may be coining the term for all I know. If so, good. It's needed.
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Extremis is the closest thing that I can come up with. I may be coining the term for all I know. If so, good. It's needed.
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Extremis is the closest thing that I can come up with. I may be coining the term for all I know. If so, good. It's needed.
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Extremis is the closest thing that I can come up with. I may be coining the term for all I know. If so, good. It's needed.
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"Body parts" does it for me because it includes limbs and organs and even eye balls - everything except blood and other fluids which aren't really body parts as much as body ingredients. :-)
– Kristina Lopez
Mar 27 '15 at 15:45
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body-part. (hyphenated)
– ermanen
Mar 27 '15 at 15:47
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In this context, you might get away with a substantive bionics, a neologism : biotics, or some other bio- construction.
– Good A.M.
Mar 27 '15 at 16:49
I would say "meat", only I suppose that doesn't include bones.
– Hot Licks
Mar 27 '15 at 18:42
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“Organs” technically denotes all organs of the body, not just the internal organs. For example, the skin is an organ, as are the eyes. But the connotation is of the internal organs only.
– Jon Purdy
Mar 27 '15 at 20:59