cadaver (redirected from Cadavers)

ca·dav·er  (k-dvr)

n.

A dead body, especially one intended for dissection.

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

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ca·daver·ic (-r-k) adj.

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cadaver [kəˈdeɪvə -ˈdɑːv-]

n

(Medicine) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Med a corpse

[from Latin, from cadere to fall]

cadaveric  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

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, clay dead 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

Translations

cadaver [kəˈdeɪvəʳ] N (esp US) → cadáver m

cadaver [kəˈdævə^r] n (= corpse) → cadavre m

cadaver

n → Kadaver m; (of humans) → Leiche f

cadaver [kəˈdeɪvəʳ] n (Med) → cadavere m