A foreign body, in physiology, any object originating outside a human or animal body. The terms foreign body, foreign bodies, or foreign object may also refer to:

Media

* ''Foreign Body'' (1986 film), a 1986 film directed by Ronald Neame, based on 1975 Roderick Mann's eponymous 1975 novel * ''Foreign Body'' (2016 film), a 2016 Tunisian film * ''Foreign Body'' (Cook novel), a novel by Robin Cook * ''Foreign Bodies'' (Amanda Craig book), a book by

Amanda Craig Amanda Craig (born 1959) is a British novelist, critic and journalist. She was a recipient of the Catherine Pakenham Award. Early life Born in South Africa, Craig grew up in Italy before moving to London. Her parents were British journalist, ...

* ''Foreign Bodies'' (Barbara Harrison novel), a novel by

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (September 14, 1934 – April 24, 2002) was an American journalist, essayist and memoirist. She is best known for her autobiographical work, particularly her account of growing up as a Jehovah's Witness, and for her tr ...

*''Foreign Bodies'', a novel by

Cynthia Ozick Cynthia Ozick (born April 17, 1928) is an American short story writer, novelist, and essayist. Biography Cynthia Ozick was born in New York City, the second of two children. She moved to the Bronx with her Belarusian-Jewish parents from Hlusk, ...

*''Foreign Bodies'', a novel by Hwee Hwee Tan *''

Foreign Bodies A foreign body (FB) is any object originating outside the body of an organism. In machinery, it can mean any unwanted intruding object. Most references to foreign bodies involve propulsion through natural orifices into hollow organs. Foreign bo ...

'', 2001 orchestral composition by Esa-Pekka Salonen * ''Foreign Body'' (album), 2012 collaborative album of Grouper and Tiny Vipers under their pseudonym Mirrorring * ''Foreign Body'' (web series), a 2008 webseries and prequel to eponymous Robin Cook's 2009 novel

Other uses

Foreign object (professional wrestling) Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals and circuses. In the past, professional wrestlers used such terms in the presence o ...

, any outside object introduced into a match meant to give the user an unfair advantage *

Foreign object damage In aviation and aerospace, foreign object debris (FOD), is any particle or substance, alien to an aircraft or system, which could potentially cause damage. External FOD hazards include bird strikes, hail, ice, sandstorms, ash-clouds or obje ...

, in aerospace or engineering, damage to a vehicle or device caused by any object not part of it {{disambiguation