lumbus, loin - either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds

hominid - a primate of the family Hominidae

genus Homo - type genus of the family Hominidae

Homo erectus - extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus"

Homo soloensis - extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus

Homo habilis - extinct species of upright east African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics

Homo sapiens - the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain 1400 cc

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, Neandertal, Neandertal man, Neanderthal, Neanderthal man - extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"

chassis, bod, human body, material body, physical body, physique, build, anatomy, figure, flesh, frame, shape, soma, form - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

body hair - short hair growing over a person's body

head of hair, mane - growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being

human head - the head of a human being

side - either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"

human foot, pes, foot - the foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"

arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

hand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"

face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"

nutrition - the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)

homo erectus - a member of an extinct species of human being; probably an ancestor of modern man

Homo rhodesiensis, Rhodesian man - a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa

schistosome dermatitis, swimmer's itch - a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes

hyperdactyly, polydactyly - birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes

syndactylism, syndactyly - birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes