cadaver
noun
a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse.
cadavers
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pluralof cadaver.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Much of early topographical anatomy – the careful mapping of structures in relation to one another – depended on cadavers obtained through grave robbery.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
However, some of this research -- particularly one claiming to have found a plastic spoon's worth of microplastic in the brains of cadavers -- has recently come under stinging criticism from scientists.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Dr. Zoubi stored the cadavers in the hospital’s morgue for two weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
In the experiment, human blood was used in four different cadavers.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
But the Chinchorro attracted sustained attention only in 1983, when ninety-six superbly preserved cadavers were discovered beneath a massif that rises above downtown Arica, Chile.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
