Meanings
nounforeign body (plural foreign bodies)
plural foreign bodies
- An unwanted, intruding object or piece of matter.
The foreign body stuck inside the dog's stomach turned out to be a bottle cap.
Synonyms: foreign object
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn unwanted, intruding object or piece of matter.
Similar
foreign object
Translations
Catalan cos estrany
- cos estranyunwanted intruding object
Chinese Mandarin 異物 /异物
- 異物 /异物 (yìwù)unwanted intruding object
Danish fremmedlegeme
- fremmedlegemeunwanted intruding object
Finnish vieras esine, vierasesine
- vieras esineunwanted intruding object
- vierasesineunwanted intruding object
French corps étranger
- corps étrangerunwanted intruding object
German Fremdkörper
- Fremdkörperunwanted intruding object
Indonesian benda asing
- benda asingunwanted intruding object
Latin corpus alienum
- corpus alienumunwanted intruding object
Norwegian Bokmål fremmedlegeme
- fremmedlegemeunwanted intruding object
Portuguese corpo estranho
- corpo estranhounwanted intruding object
Romanian corp străin
- corp străinunwanted intruding object
Russian иноро́дное те́ло
- иноро́дное те́ло (inoródnoje télo)unwanted intruding object
Spanish cuerpo extraño
- cuerpo extrañounwanted intruding object
Thai สิ่งแปลกปลอม, สิ่งแปลกที่
- สิ่งแปลกปลอมunwanted intruding object
- สิ่งแปลกที่unwanted intruding object
Vietnamese vật thể lạ
- vật thể lạunwanted intruding object
Cite this entry
APA
foreign body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20body
MLA
“foreign body.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20body. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreign body,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20body.
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