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cadaver
(redirected from Dead human body)

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ca·dav·er  (k-dvr)
n.
A dead body, especially one intended for dissection.

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

ca·daver·ic (-r-k) adj.

cadaver [kəˈdeɪvə -ˈdɑːv-]
n
(Medicine) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Med a corpse
[from Latin, from cadere to fall]
cadaveric  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cadaver - the dead body of a human beingcadaver - 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"
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 [kəˈdævər] n (= corpse) → cadavre m
cadaver
nKadaver m; (of humans)Leiche f
cadaver [kəˈdeɪvəʳ] n (Med) → cadavere m


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