types:
body part
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
corpus
the main part of an organ or other bodily structure
acicula
a needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal
base
the bottom or lowest part
corner
a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
craton
the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian
cutting
a piece cut off from the main part of something
fragment
a piece broken off or cut off of something else
hunk,
lump
a large piece of something without definite shape
segment
one of the parts into which something naturally divides
slice
a thin flat piece cut off of some object
strip
a relatively long narrow piece of something
world
a part of the earth that can be considered separately
saddle
posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
underpart
a part lying on the lower side or underneath an animal's body
dock
the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
ambulacrum
one of the five areas on the undersurface of an echinoderm on which the tube feet are located
withers
the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
cannon,
shank
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
loin,
lumbus
either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
gaskin
lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle
flank
the side between ribs and hipbone
thorax
part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
metamere,
somite
one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally
apparatus
(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function
adnexa,
annexa
accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages to an organ (especially of the embryo)
area,
region
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
dilator
a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
groove,
vallecula
(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
partition
(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
fornix
generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
system
a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
ampulla
the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear
tissue
part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
mentum
a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin
organ
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
venter
a bulging body part (as the belly of a muscle)
energid,
protoplast
a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts
sarcomere
one of the segments into which a myofibril is divided
lobe
(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
rectum
the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus
shoulder
the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
chest,
pectus,
thorax
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
thorax
the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
hip
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
haunch
the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
dorsum
the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part)
back,
dorsum
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
small
the slender part of the back
ass,
backside,
behind,
bottom,
bum,
buns,
butt,
buttocks,
can,
derriere,
fanny,
fundament,
hind end,
hindquarters,
keister,
nates,
posterior,
prat,
rear,
rear end,
rump,
seat,
stern,
tail,
tail end,
tooshie,
tush
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
buttock,
cheek
either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
stump
the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
shank
the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
shin
the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
articulatio,
articulation,
joint
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
loins
the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen
feature,
lineament
the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
rudiment
the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life
section
a segment of a citrus fruit
brickbat
a fragment of brick used as a weapon
cinder,
clinker
a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
clast
(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock
coal,
ember
a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
filing
a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file
nodule
(mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
nubbin
a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)
nugget
a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
paring,
shaving,
sliver
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
pruning
something that has been pruned off of a plant
row
a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)
scraping
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
section
a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
spall,
spawl
a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
spark
a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
internode
a segment of a stem between two nodes