ca·dav·er (k -d v r)n. A dead body, especially one intended for dissection. [Middle English, from Latin cad  ver, from cadere, to fall, die; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]ca·dav er·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
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| 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"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 |
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