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{{About|a system's body in shared reality|a sisasystem's internal body|vessel}}{{Term
| synonyms = vessel, singletsona, [[systainer]]
| usage_noun = yes
| origin = in circulation 
}}

The '''body''' refers to the [[system]]'s collective, physical form; the human-bodied being within which the [[Plurality|plural]] mind(s)/member(s) are housed. Regardless of a system's plural identity, the body is definite and housed in [[Shared Reality|reality]]. 

Some systems may use multiple bodies via [[System Travel|system travel]] or other similar methods. However, this typically would only regard individual [[Headmate|headmates]] travelling among bodies.

Systems may refer to their bodily identity as a "[[singletsona]]", considering their physical form to be in essence a different individual entirely unrelated to the system. Many plural individuals wish to make a clear distinction between the body and the headmates, whether due to trauma relating to their body or any manner of other reasons.

==Related Terms==
Headmates that embody certain parts of the body may be [[partive]]s. 

A [[core]] or [[original]] may identify with the body. 

Headmates may differ from the body in their [[internal age]], gender, [[soma|appearance]], or other traits. Headmates may refer to their internal traits as [[deforidem]] to distinguish them from the body's lived experience. 

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