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Small Body Parts vocabulary — A2

Body parts vocabulary for the smaller details of the body, including the heel, the jaw, the earlobe and the collarbone, the kind of words a doctor uses but most people rarely say.

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  1. heel

    /hil/

    The back part of your foot.

    Example: These new shoes have rubbed my heel raw.

    Illustration of heel
  2. fingernail

    /ˈfɪŋɡərˌneɪl/

    The hard part at the end of your finger.

    Example: She bites her fingernails when she's nervous.

    Illustration of fingernail
  3. jaw

    /dʒɔ/

    The bone that holds your bottom teeth.

    Example: He broke his jaw in the accident.

    Illustration of jaw
  4. temple

    /ˈtɛmpəl/

    The flat part on each side of the head above the eye.

    Example: He pressed a finger to his temple whenever the noise started.

    Illustration of temple
  5. sole

    /soʊl/

    The bottom surface of the foot.

    Example: The sole of his left foot had blistered by the second day.

    Illustration of sole
  6. earlobe

    The soft piece of flesh at the bottom of the ear.

    Example: She had one earlobe pierced twice and the other not at all.

    Illustration of earlobe
  7. navel

    /ˈneɪvəl/

    The small hollow in the middle of the stomach.

    Example: The scar runs from the navel to the ribs on one side.

    Illustration of navel
  8. forearm

    /fɔˈrɑrm/

    The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.

    Example: A burn along the forearm from reaching across the oven.

    Illustration of forearm
  9. collarbone

    /ˈkɑlərˌboʊn/

    The bone between the shoulder and the base of the neck.

    Example: A broken collarbone kept him out of the team for six weeks.

    Illustration of collarbone
  10. pupil

    /ˈpjupəl/

    The dark round opening in the middle of the eye.

    Example: One pupil stayed wide open, which is why they called an ambulance.

    Illustration of pupil
  11. molar

    /ˈmoʊlər/

    One of the large flat teeth at the back of the mouth.

    Example: A cracked molar meant three visits and one crown.

    Illustration of molar

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