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  1. The entire material or physical structure of an organism, especially of a human.
  2. The physical part of a person.
  3. A corpse or carcass.
  4. The trunk or torso of a human, as distinguished from the head, neck, and extremities.
  5. The largest or principal part, as of an organ; corpus.
  6. A physical thing or kind of substance.

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