Phrase guide

foreign body

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An unwanted, intruding object or piece of matter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The foreign body stuck inside the dog's stomach turned out to be a bottle cap.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cos estrany — unwanted intruding object
  • Chinese Mandarin: 異物 /异物 (yìwù) — unwanted intruding object
  • Danish: fremmedlegeme — unwanted intruding object
  • Finnish: vieras esine — unwanted intruding object
  • Finnish: vierasesine — unwanted intruding object
  • French: corps étranger — unwanted intruding object
  • German: Fremdkörper — unwanted intruding object
  • Indonesian: benda asing — unwanted intruding object
  • Latin: corpus alienum — unwanted intruding object
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fremmedlegeme — unwanted intruding object
  • Portuguese: corpo estranho — unwanted intruding object
  • Romanian: corp străin — unwanted intruding object
  • Russian: иноро́дное те́ло (inoródnoje télo) — unwanted intruding object
  • Spanish: cuerpo extraño — unwanted intruding object
  • Thai: สิ่งแปลกปลอม — unwanted intruding object
  • Thai: สิ่งแปลกที่ — unwanted intruding object
  • Vietnamese: vật thể lạ — unwanted intruding object