Anatomy
cardinal body part
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Anatomical structure, which consists of a maximal set of diverse subclasses of organ and organ part spatially associated with either the skull, a segment of the vertebral column or a complete set of bones of the appendicular skeleton; it is partially surrounded by skin and forms a distinct morphological subdivision of the body; together with all other body parts, a body part constitutes the human body. Examples: Canonical instances are limited to head, neck, trunk, and the limbs.Digital AnatomistUniversity of Washington, 2003
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Parts of the human body viewed from a philosophical or social perspective.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(cardinal body part) Anatomical structure, each instance of which has as its constitutional part some subdivision of the skeleton, and some subdivision of integument, such that the meronymic sum of an individual's cardinal body parts constitutes the individual's entire body. Examples: head, limbFoundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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