Dictionary entry details
• COMPLEX BODY PART (noun)
Meaning:
A particular complex anatomical part
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure
Context example:
he has good bone structure
Hypernyms ("complex body part" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "complex body part"):
zona; zone ((anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure)
aster (star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis)
centromere; kinetochore (a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape)
nucleolar organiser; nucleolar organizer; nucleolus organiser; nucleolus organizer (the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division)
cytoskeleton (a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence)
lacrimal apparatus (the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye)
vascular structure (a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels)
valve (a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it)
alveolar bed (lung tissue densely packed with alveoli)
glans (a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris)
bony labyrinth; osseous labyrinth (cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth)
membranous labyrinth (the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth)
uvea (the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid)
capsule (a structure that encloses a body part)
neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)
fold; plica (a folded part (as in skin or muscle))
receptor (a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response)
corona ((anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape)
cornu ((anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape)
rotator cuff (a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move)
bridge (the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose)
head (the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint)
costa (a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing))
skeletal structure (any structure created by the skeleton of an organism)
horny structure; unguis (any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin)
plate (any flat platelike body structure or part)
ball (a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass)
cartilaginous structure (body structure given shape by cartilage)
convolution; gyrus (a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain)
root; tooth root (the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support)
bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
head (that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves)
cingulum ((anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth))
chiasm; chiasma; decussation (an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X)
cauda (any taillike structure)
carina (any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom)
bulb (a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ)
syrinx (the vocal organ of a bird)
peristome (region around the mouth in various invertebrates)
branchial arch; gill arch; gill bar (one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians)
branchial cleft; gill cleft; gill slit (one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes)
pad (the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal)
tooth (toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell)
caliculus; calycle; calyculus (a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp))
apodeme (ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles)
concha ((anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape)
filament; filum (a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells))
funiculus (any of several body structure resembling a cord)
fundus ((anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening)
passage; passageway (a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass)
tube; tube-shaped structure ((anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure)
plexus; rete (a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels)
radicle ((anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve))
blade (a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue))
rib (a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant)
limbus (a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure)
landmark (an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken)
interstice (a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ)
infundibulum (any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk))
germ (a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism)
layer (thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells)
