Injury or Poisoning
foreign body Audio
for·eign bod·y
Subclass of:
Wounds and Injuries
Definitions related to foreign bodies:
  • (foreign body) Extraneous material within the body.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • If you've ever gotten a splinter or had sand in your eye, you've had experience with a foreign body. A foreign body is something that is stuck inside you but isn't supposed to be there. You may inhale or swallow a foreign body, or you may get one from an injury to almost any part of your body. Foreign bodies are more common in small children, who sometimes stick things in their mouths, ears, and noses. Some foreign bodies, like a small splinter, do not cause serious harm. Inhaled or swallowed foreign bodies may cause choking or bowel obstruction and may require medical care.
    MedlinePlus
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Inanimate objects that become enclosed in the body.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (foreign body in patient) An occurrence where any object including device or fragments is left unintentionally in the body.
    U.S. FDA Glossary
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
  • An ingested foreign body is any object (including food) originating outside the body and ingested into the mouth and through the GI tract.
    Epocrates
    Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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