(hematology) A supravitally-stainable, small, round inclusion within red blood cells composed of denatured hemoglobin.

(geology) A seismic wave that travels through the Earth's interior rather than over the surface. P-waves and S-waves are examples of body waves.

The number of persons or bodies counted as casualties, especially of those killed. / (slang) The number of sexual partners one has slept with.

A painless nodule found in the heart of patients with rheumatic fever.

(biochemistry) Any of several compounds that are intermediates in the metabolism of fatty acids; principally acetoacetate and acetone (together with hydroxybutyrate which is not a ketone)

plural of body wash

plural of body swerve

(sports) A swerving motion of the whole body, used to dodge around another player.

A light blue-gray, oval, basophilic inclusion occurring in the peripheral cytoplasm of neutrophils, measuring 1-3 µm and thought to be a remnant of the rough endoplasmic reticulum.

(biology) An eosinophilic nuclear inclusion composed of nucleic acid and protein, seen in cells infected with Herpes simplex virus, Varicella-zoster virus, and Cytomegalovirus.