Deliberate physical alteration of the human body for aesthetic purposes, such as tattooing and piercing.

(biology) A crystalline structure, within the core of an endospore, containing endotoxins that act as pesticides

plural of body slam

(biology) One of the small cells that are by-products of the meiosis that forms an egg.

The outer shell of a car, as opposed to the chassis.

(nautical) The part of a vessel adjacent to the midship section having a uniform or nearly uniform cross-section, usually referred to as the parallel middle body. / (anatomy) The midsection of the body.

Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as an ocean, a river, lake or a bay. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see body, of, water.

plural of body scan

The practice, in meditation or relaxation, of mentally focusing on various parts of one's own body.

A research facility where the decomposition of bodies can be studied.