Corpus

Corpus (plural corpora) is Latin for body. The term has several senses in English:

In law a corpus is a collection of documents and sources. See Corpus Juris Civilis.
In linguistics, a text corpus is a large and structured set of texts (now usually electronically stored and processed), used in the field of corpus linguistics.
In biology, a corpus is the main body/mass/part of an organ or other anatomical structure, distinguished from the head or tail.
In Christianity, corpus refers to the body of Christ and often is used as a technical term for the figure which hangs upon a crucifix.
In anatomy, the two corpora cavernosa (singular corpus cavernosum) and one corpus spongiosum constitute the main internal structure of the penis.

Corpus Hippocraticum was the lectures and writings of Hippocrates compiled in 72 volumes by Alexandrian scholars.
In the United States of America, Corpus Christi, Texas is the eigth largest city in the state with a population of 277,454 as of the 2000 U.S. Census.

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