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Body
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The principal part of anything as distinguished from its subordinate parts, as in the main part of an instrument. An individual, an organization, or an entity given legal recognition, such as a corporation or "body corporate." A compilation of laws known as a "body of laws."

BODY. A person.
     2. In practice, when the sheriff returns cepi corpus to a capias, the plaintiff may obtain a rule, before special bail has been entered, to bring in the body and this must be done either by committing the defendant or entering special bail. See Dead Body.
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When blood-glucose concentrations get low, the liver converts a portion of fatty acids into acids called ketone bodies or ketones.
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In addition to providing ketone bodies to the mitochondria to keep the cells alive, the ketone bodies also suppress free radical production and thereby increase the cell's ability to protect itself from damage.
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In addition to providing ketone bodies to the mitochondria to keep the cells alive, the ketone bodies also suppress free radical production and thereby increase the cell's ability to protect itself from damage.
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