backbone
/ˈbækˌboʊn/
noun
a line of connected bones going down from your neck to tail bone in the middle of the back
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1A snake has a backbone, too!
2Women are the backbone.
3Cutting down the backbone.
4Expose the backbone here.
5The backbone is what?
chest
/ˈtʃɛst/
noun
the front part of the body between the neck and the stomach
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1Now, when Jesse tenses these chest muscles, it creates a tiny electrical signal.
2- I'm about to get my chest waxed.
3With every breath, my bronze pounded chest.
4Chest is up.
5Chest is lifted.
false teeth
/fˈɑːls tˈiːθ/
noun
special fake teeth that can be taken out of someone's mouth and used to replace teeth that are missing
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1You're wearing false teeth, and the aliens are astonished at the discovery, though they quickly replace them.
2You really don’t like the thought of having false teeth.
3One man came out ahead when he found his $400 false teeth.
4Regally named Prince Edward, a 9-year-old bulldog ate his owner's false teeth after he found them in a bowl that had ice cream in it.
5Cyanide has been used in spy movies for decades, and countless spies have allegedly stored deadly cyanide pills in false teeth, which they can bite down on in hostage situations.
muscle
/ˈməsəɫ/
noun
a piece of body tissue that is made tight or relaxed when we want to move a particular part of our body
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1Now, when Jesse tenses these chest muscles, it creates a tiny electrical signal.
2- But fat hides muscle.
3Muscle can control blood flow.
4They got muscles.
5Muscles go to it.
breast
/ˈbɹɛst/
noun
the area between the neck and the stomach
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1- Breasted.
2Touch your breast.
3Breast looks appealing.
4Sign her breast?
5Sign her breast.
heel
/ˈhiɫ/
noun
the back part of the foot, below the ankle
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1Scientists don't wear heels.
2Heels are up.
3Heels can boost your height and confidence by several inches.
4What are heels?
5Heel tap for 30 seconds.
joint
/ˈdʒɔɪnt/
noun
a place in the body where two bones meet, enabling one of them to bend or move around
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1just had joints with faces on them.
2Rheumatoid arthritis really does mess up the joints.
3However, the lack of balance between omega-6 and omega-3 in most diets can increase joint inflammation.
4- Where's your favorite falafel joint?
5Your joints fit snugly together.
lung
/ˈɫəŋ/
noun
each of the two organs in the chest that help us breathe
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1I see lungs.
2Lungs sound great.
3Like you and me, whales have lungs.
4Lungs significantly impact your overall health.
5Lungs correlate to relationship.
nerve
/ˈnɝv/
noun
each of a group of long thread-like structures in the body that carry messages between the brain and other parts of the body, sensing things is a result of this process
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1So nerves have lots of jobs.
2Nerves are a big part of the sense of touch.
3Nerves carry messages between parts of your body.
4Nerves are an obsession over potential bad outcomes.
5The reason is nerves.
organ
/ˈɔɹɡən/
noun
any vital part of the body which has a particular function
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1These are the border cells of your body, lining your organs and mucosa waiting to be infected.
2Normally, cells work together to form structures like organs, tissue or elements of the immune system.
3Cells make up organs.
4Organs form individuals.
5Organs burst.
skeleton
/ˈskɛɫətən/
noun
the structure of bones supporting the body of an animal or a person
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1Skeleton, skeleton, where are you?
2Skeleton, skeleton, where are you?
3Everywhere are skeletons.
4Everywhere are skeletons.
5Everywhere are skeletons.
skull
/ˈskəɫ/
noun
the bony structure that surrounds and provides protection for a person's or animal's brain
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1520 pounds of force could crush a skull.
2Roll a skull.
3Man break skulls?
4Just feet away, sat Jack Huett's skull.
5Sugar skulls usually have lines or dots underneath their eyes.
waist
/ˈweɪst/
noun
the part of the body between the ribs and hips, which is usually narrower than the parts mentioned
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1He grabs Baby's waist.
2His waist started at 30.
3Define your waist.
4The waist fits super well.
5You have a waist.
wrist
/ˈɹɪst/
noun
the joint connecting the hand to the arm
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1Turn your wrist!
2Grab my wrist here.
3Excellent, rotate the wrists.
4The dexterity in those fingers and those wrists is incredible.
5Keeping the wrist still.
adrenaline
/əˈdɹɛnəɫən/
noun
a body hormone produced in case of anger, fear, or excitement that makes the heart beat faster and the body react quicker
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1The adrenaline also triggers the release of the stress hormone cortisol.
2Glycaemia or blood sugar decreases, insulin plummets, and three hormones take over, adrenaline, glucagon and the growth hormone.
3Exercise releases adrenaline.
4I hate adrenaline.
5Adrenaline produces mental changes as well.
artery
/ˈɑɹtɝi/
noun
any blood vessel, carrying the blood to different organs of body from the heart
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1The arteries carry blood through the body.
2A blood clot blocked an artery in your heart.
3You nicked the artery.
4My arteries were clean.
5Our arteries can clog.
circulation
/ˈsɝkjəˌɫeɪʃən/
noun
the flow and movement of blood around and in all parts of the body
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1Circulation grew quickly, partly because of the magazine's lack of competition.
2The amount of money in circulation continues to grow.
3Merchants from all over the continent met to trade their goods, but there was one problem: too many currencies in circulation.
4Its circulation was limited by an odd anachronism: these gazettes were still being written by hand.
5Newspapers had circulations in the low thousands.
collarbone
/ˈkɑɫɝˌboʊn/
noun
either of the pair of bones that go across the top of the chest from the base of the neck to the shoulders
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1But I did break your collarbone.
2You can see her collarbone.
3I broke my collarbone.
4The collarbone is also a nice area to pay attention to.
5Welcome back, collarbones.
gum
/ˈɡəm/
noun
the firm, pink flesh around the roots of teeth at the top and bottom of the mouth
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1"All altruists gladly make gum in gallon tanks."
2You guys made gum.
3Our bigger kids chew gum at takeoff.
4Of course, you guys know gum.
5- Have gum.
flesh
/ˈfɫɛʃ/
noun
the soft parts of the human body
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1The smell was mainly decomposing flesh.
2- Gimme one of those. - Have flesh.
3Have flesh.
4The spirits of the legends turn flesh.
5The spirits of the legends turn flesh.
hormone
/ˈhɔɹˌmoʊn/
noun
a chemical substance produced in the body of living things influencing growth and affecting the functionality of cells or tissues
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1They contain hormones that suppress ovulation.
2Hormones generally have two categories of effects.
3Hormones regulate body temperature.
4Hormones treat every individual differently.
5Belly fat produces hormones.
limb
/ˈɫɪm/
noun
an arm or a leg of a person or any four-legged animal, or a wing of any bird
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1- Elongated limbs.
2Ripping off people's limbs.
3In 1991, an 11-year-old girl discovered his limbs.
4The town slipperily stretches her limbs.
5The gray tree frog prefers limbs to legs.
liver
/ˈɫɪvɝ/
noun
a large organ in the body that produces bile and cleans the blood
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1- I strongly dislike liver.
2Liver pate?
3Liver shot.
4- My least favorite food is liver.
5Nobody likes liver.
pulse
/ˈpəɫs/
noun
the rhythmic beating of the blood vessels created when the heart pumps, especially felt on the wrist or at the sides of the neck
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1Who were the subjects that bequeathed these pulses to us?
2The lights pulsed from each of the dorms.
3His ankle pulsed with pain.
4The anti-lock brakes will pulse automatically.
5A merc with a conscience, a one track mind horn dog, - So, blood does pulse in those veins.
spine
/ˈspaɪn/
noun
the row of small bones that are joined together down the center of the back of the body
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1One swift snap to the back of the head and the spine is severed.
2One swift snap to the back of the head and the spine is severed.
3The secret to this remarkably skill lies in the shrew's skeletal system, or more specifically, its spine.
4Lengthen your spine.
5Relax That Spine!
tissue
/ˈtɪsˌju/, /ˈtɪʃu/
noun
a group of cells in the body of living things, forming their different parts
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1If this necrosis, or tissue death, happens after a sting, permanent scars may remain on a victim's skin.
2Normally, cells work together to form structures like organs, tissue or elements of the immune system.
3Women over 21 can undergo a regular pap smear, where a sample of tissue is gently scraped from the lining of the cervix to test for abnormal cells.
4This involves a doctor examining the cervix through a microscope, and possibly taking a small biopsy of tissue for closer examination.
5Then people want tissues.
vein
/ˈveɪn/
noun
any tube or vessel that carries blood to one's heart
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1His cheeks are veined.
2My hospital's vein finder illuminates veins as opposed to a typical darkening setting.
3Thou hast filled my veins with poison!
4The veins carry blood with no oxygen from different organs to your heart.
5Larger shrimpsveins can impart a dirty flavor or gritty texture.
abdomen
/ˈæbdəmən/, /æbˈdoʊmən/
noun
(anatomy) the lower part of the body below the chest that contains the digestive and reproductive organs
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1That sound is actually her abdomen hitting the ground.
2Look at the abdomen on that creature.
3An abscess may also form in the abdomen as a complication of appendicitis.
4The testicles haven't descended from the abdomen yet.
5- Abdomen, and I felt it.
anatomy
/əˈnætəmi/
noun
the branch of science that is concerned with the physical structure of humans, animals, or plants
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1So, right here is anatomy.
2Coursework should include anatomy, patient care, radiation physics, and image evaluation.
3Coursework includes anatomy, terminology, risk management, legal issues, and English grammar.
4Remember grade 12 anatomy?
5- I want Grey's Anatomy!
bladder
/ˈbɫædɝ/
noun
a sac-like organ inside the body where urine is stored before being passed
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1The bladder evacuated one or two drams of urine.
2Stretch your bladder!
3So, bladders are definitely a little bit more complex than the other structures.
4This woman blamed her bladder.
5A pain in the lower back area can also signal bladder cancer.

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