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[kah-dav´er]

a dead body; generally applied to one preserved for anatomical study. adj., adj cadav´eric, cadav´erous.

ca·dav·er

(kă-dav'er),

A dead body. [Usage note: In common use, this term has come to specify a dead body used for a particular purpose, such as dissection.]

Synonym(s): corpse

[L. fr. cado, to fall]

(kə-dăv′ər)

A dead body, especially one intended for dissection.

ca·dav′er·ic (-ər-ĭk) adj.

A dead body; body of a decedent

(kă-dav'ĕr)

A dead body.
Synonym(s): corpse.

[L. fr. cado, to fall]

A corpse. The term may correctly be applied to any corpse, but tends to be confined to corpses used for anatomical dissection.

The human body after death.

(kă-dav'ĕr)

Dead body. [Usage note: In common use, this term has come to specify a dead body used for a particular purpose, such as dissection.]