Body may refer to:

In science

Physical body In natural language and physical science, a physical object or material object (or simply an object or body) is a wiktionary:contiguous, contiguous collection of matter, within a defined boundary (or surface), that exists in space and time. Usual ...

, an object in physics that represents a large amount, has mass or takes up space *

Body (biology) A body () is the physical material of an organism. It is only used for organisms which are in one part or whole. There are organisms which change from single cells to whole organisms: for example, slime molds. For them the term 'body' would mean t ...

, the physical material of an organism *

Body plan A body plan, (), or ground plan is a set of morphology (biology), morphological phenotypic trait, features common to many members of a phylum of animals. The vertebrates share one body plan, while invertebrates have many. This term, usually app ...

, the physical features shared by a group of animals *

Human body The human body is the entire structure of a Human, human being. It is composed of many different types of Cell (biology), cells that together create Tissue (biology), tissues and subsequently Organ (biology), organs and then Organ system, org ...

, the entire structure of a human organism **

Dead body A cadaver, often known as a corpse, is a dead human body. Cadavers are used by medical students, physicians and other scientists to study anatomy, identify disease sites, determine causes of death, and provide tissue to repair a defect in a li ...

, cadaver, or corpse, a dead human body * (living) matter, see:

Mind–body problem The mind–body problem is a List_of_philosophical_problems#Mind–body_problem, philosophical problem concerning the relationship between thought and consciousness in the human mind and Human body, body. It addresses the nature of consciousness ...

, the relationship between mind and matter in philosophy * Aggregates within living matter, such as

inclusion bodies Inclusion bodies are aggregates of specific types of protein found in neurons, and a number of tissue (biology), tissue cells including red blood cells, bacteria, viruses, and plants. Inclusion bodies of aggregations of multiple proteins are also ...

In arts and entertainment

In film and television

* ''Jism'' (2003 film) or ''Body'', a 2003 Indian film * ''Body'' (2015 Polish film), a 2015 Polish film * ''Body'' (2015 American film), a 2015 American film * "Body" (''Wonder Showzen'' episode), a 2006 episode of American sketch comedy television series ''Wonder Showzen'' * "Body", an episode of the Adult Swim television series, '' Off the Air''

In literature and publishing

body text __NOTOC__ Body text or body copy, or running text, is the text forming the main content of a book, magazine, web page, or any other printed or digital work. This is as a contrast to both additional components such as headings, images, charts, foot ...

, the text forming the main content of any printed matter * body (typography), the size of a piece of metal type * ''B.O.D.Y.'' (manga), by Ao Mimori * '' B O D Y'', an international online literary magazine

In music

Electronic body music Electronic body music (EBM) is a genre of electronic music that combines elements of industrial music and synth-punk with elements of dance music. It developed in the early 1980s in Western Europe, as an outgrowth of both the punk and the in ...

, a genre

Albums

* ''Body'' (Aaamyyy album), 2019 * ''Body'' (The Necks album), 2018 * ''B.O.D.Y.'' (album) (Band Of D Year), 2006 album by Machel Montano * '' Best Night of My Life'', a 2010 Jamie Foxx album originally named ''Body''

Songs

* "Body" (A Boogie wit da Hoodie song), 2024 * "Body" (Dreezy song), 2016 * "Body" (Ja Rule song), 2007 * "Body" (The Jacksons song), 1984 * "Body" (Loud Luxury song), 2017 * "Body" (Marques Houston song), 2009 * "Body" (Megan Thee Stallion song), 2020 * "Body" (Russ Millions and Tion Wayne song), 2021 * "Body" (Sean Paul song), 2017 * "Body", a song by Ella Henderson from ''

Everything I Didn't Say ''Everything I Didn't Say'' is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Ella Henderson. It was released on 11 March 2022 by Major Tom's and Asylum Records, marking Henderson's first full-length album since her 2014 debut '' C ...

'', 2022 * "Body", a song by Funky Green Dogs from ''

Star A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by Self-gravitation, self-gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night sk ...

'', 1999 * "Body", a song by Haley Blais from ''

Wisecrack Wit is a form of intelligent humour—the ability to say or write things that are clever and typically funny. Someone witty, also known as a wit, is a person skilled at wit, making spontaneous one-line or single-phrase jokes. Forms of wit incl ...

'' * "Body", a song by Julia Michaels from '' Inner Monologue Part 2'', 2019 * "Body", a song by Men Without Hats from '' No Hats Beyond This Point'', 2003 * "Body", a song by Mother Mother from '' O My Heart'', 2008 * "Body", a song by Teairra Marí, 2010

Other uses

Jesse Ventura Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos; July 15, 1951) is an American politician, political commentator, actor, media personality, and retired professional wrestler. After achieving fame in the WWE, World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), he ...

(born 1951), nicknamed "The Body", American media personality, actor, author, former politician and retired professional wrestler *

Body (surname) Body is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Agnes Body (b. 1866–1952), British headmistress. *George Body (b. 1840–1911), English canon of Durham. *János Bódy (b. 1932), Hungarian modern pentathlete. *Jenny Body, British Aero ...

* Body (transistor), a terminal of a field-effect transistor *

Body (wine) The use of wine tasting descriptors allows the taster to qualitatively relate the aromas and flavors that the taster experiences and can be used in assessing the overall quality of wine. Wine writers differentiate wine tasters from casual ent ...

, a wine tasting descriptor of sense of alcohol and feeling in the mouth * Automobile body, the outer body of a motor vehicle which is built around a chassis *

Body corporate In law, a legal person is any person or legal entity that can do the things a human person is usually able to do in law – such as enter into contracts, sue and be sued, own property, and so on. The reason for the term "''legal'' person" is t ...

, a corporation capable of having legal rights and duties within a certain legal system *

Body politic The body politic is a polity—such as a city, realm, or state—considered metaphorically as a physical body. Historically, the sovereign is typically portrayed as the body's head, and the analogy may also be extended to other anatomical part ...

, metaphor in which a nation is considered to be a corporate entity, being likened to a human body * An

HTML element An HTML element is a type of HTML (HyperText Markup Language) document component, one of several types of HTML nodes (there are also text nodes, comment nodes and others). The first used version of HTML was written by Tim Berners-Lee in 199 ...

that contains the displayable content of a page