cadaver
a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse.
Origin of cadaver
1synonym study For cadaver
Other words from cadaver
- ca·dav·er·ic, adjective
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How to use cadaver in a sentence
To prevent the products of cadaveric decay from passing into the soil may be said to be the object of their practices.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) | Charles CreightonMoreover, the products of ordinary cadaveric decomposition would be so much pabulum or nutriment for the continuance of the virus.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) | Charles CreightonWhen a person, at the moment of death, grasps any object firmly, there is set up a condition known as cadaveric spasm.
John Thorndyke's Cases | R. Austin FreemanConstantly I have recognised the effects of cadaveric imbibition.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythThere may be a loss of odor or they may have a cadaveric smell.
British Dictionary definitions for cadaver
/ (kəˈdeɪvə, -ˈdɑːv-) /
med a corpse
Origin of cadaver
1Derived forms of cadaver
- cadaveric, adjective
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