Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0016542
MSH: Inanimate objects that become enclosed in the body.,NCI: An occurrence where any object originating inside or outside the body is not in it's physiological or intended location. For example, a tooth or bone fragment being swallowed; or device's components or fragments being found in the body away from where they were implanted. (CDRH),MEDLINEPLUS: <p>If you've ever gotten a splinter or had sand in your eye, you've had experience with a foreign body. A foreign body is something that is stuck inside you but isn't supposed to be there. You may inhale or swallow a foreign body, or you may get one from an injury to almost any part of your body. Foreign bodies are more common in small children, who sometimes stick things in their mouths, ears, and noses.</p><p>Some foreign bodies, like a small splinter, do not cause serious harm. Inhaled or swallowed foreign bodies may cause <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/choking.html'>choking</a> or <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/intestinalobstructio