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)

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See body.

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 Creighton
Moreover, 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 Creighton
When 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 Freeman
Constantly I have recognised the effects of cadaveric imbibition.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

There may be a loss of odor or they may have a cadaveric smell.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

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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