- foreign body
- a mass or particle of material that is not normal to the place where it is found.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
foreign body
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Foreign body — Foreign For eign, a. [OE. forein, F. forain, LL. foraneus, fr. L. foras, foris, out of doors, abroad, without; akin to fores doors, and E. door. See {Door}, and cf. {Foreclose}, {Forfeit}, {Forest}, {Forum}.] 1. Outside; extraneous; separated;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foreign body — UK US noun [countable] [singular foreign body plural foreign bodies] formal something that has entered a place where it should not be, especially someone’s body Thesaurus: infection and fighting infection … Useful english dictionary
foreign body — foreign bodies N COUNT A foreign body is an object that has come into something else, usually by accident, and should not be in it. [FORMAL] ...a foreign body in the eye … English dictionary
foreign body — noun count FORMAL something that has entered a place where it should not be, especially someone s body … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
foreign body — ► NOUN ▪ a piece of extraneous matter in the body … English terms dictionary
Foreign body — For other uses of this term, see foreign body (disambiguation). Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice Classification and external resources Endoscopy image of gastric foreign body (toothbrush) … Wikipedia
foreign body — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms foreign body : singular foreign body plural foreign bodies formal something that has entered a place where it should not be, especially someone s body … English dictionary
foreign body — svetimkūnis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Organizmui svetimas daiktas, patekęs į audinius arba organo ertmę iš išorės (dažniausiai) arba susidaręs pačiame organizme. atitikmenys: angl. foreign body; foreign substance vok.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
foreign body — /fɒrən ˈbɒdi/ (say foruhn bodee) noun 1. a substance found in but not belonging to the human body: *there was a knock at the door; and Maria introduced a working man with a foreign body in his eye. –henry handel richardson, 1992. 2. any unwanted… …
ˌforeign ˈbody — noun [C] formal something that has entered a place where it should not be a foreign body in her eye[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Foreign body (disambiguation) — Foreign body or foreign object may refer to:*Foreign body, in physiology, any object originating outside an human or animal body *Foreign object (professional wrestling), any outside object introduced into a match meant to give the user an unfair … Wikipedia
