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cadaver

[ kuh-dav-er ]
/ kəˈdæv ər /
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noun
a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse.
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Origin of cadaver

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin cadāver dead body, corpse; akin to cadere to fall, perish (see decay, chance)

synonym study for cadaver

See body.

OTHER WORDS FROM cadaver

ca·dav·er·ic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for cadaver

cadaver
/ (kəˈdeɪvə, -ˈdɑːv-) /

noun
med a corpse

Derived forms of cadaver

cadaveric, adjective

Word Origin for cadaver

C16: from Latin, from cadere to fall
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