cadaver

ca·dav·er

C0011500 (kə-dăv′ər)n. A dead body, especially one intended for dissection.

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[Middle English, from Latin cadāver, from cadere, to fall, die; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]

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ca·dav′er·ic (-ər-ĭk) adj.

cadaver

(kəˈdeɪvə; -ˈdɑːv-) n1. (Medicine) med a corpse2. (Anatomy) med a corpse[C16: from Latin, from cadere to fall] caˈdaveric adj

ca•dav•er

(kəˈdæv ər)

n. a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected; corpse. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: corpse; akin to cadere to fall, perish (see decay, chance)] ca•dav′er•ic, adj. syn: See body.

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1.

cadaver - the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"corpse, remains, stiff, claydead body, body - a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"cremains - the remains of a dead body after cremation

cadaver

nounThe physical frame of a dead person or animal:body, carcass, corpse, remains.Slang: stiff.

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