foreign body

Example Sentences

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The BBC has seen a medical document in Sina's name that says "there is a 5mm metallic foreign body" behind his eye.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

He felt like he had a foreign body inside of him.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

The culprit is a little-understood immune reaction called foreign body response, or FBR, in which the body encapsulates the implant in scar tissue.

From Science Daily • Sep. 25, 2023

Now, however, with the foreign body in his spine, he is paralyzed from the neck down, except for his right arm.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2016

But once started, the flesh continued to coat the foreign body until it fell free in some tidal flurry or until the oyster was destroyed.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck