cadaver

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A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected
a dead body; especially that of a human to be dissected
A cadaver is a dead body. = corpse. a dead human body, especially one used for study = corpse (cadere )
A dead human body; a corpse
An individual who has recently died and his or her organs are given for transplantation
{i} corpse; dead body intended for dissection
the dead body of a human being
- a dead body or corpse
A term generally applied to a dead human body preserved for anatomical study
cadaver dog
A dog trained to use its sense of smell to locate remains, usually human
cadaver organ
internal organ of a dead human body intended for dissection
cadaveric
Caused by coming into contact with a dead body, a cadaver

He invoked cadaveric poisoning as the reason for the high death rate among priests and monks .

cadaveric
Pertaining to a corpse
cadaverous
resembling a corpse
cadaverous
{a} relating to a dead body, death-like
cadaveric
of or relating to a cadaver
cadaveric
of or relating to the changes caused by death
cadaveric
relating to a dead body, as in the source for a donor organ
cadaveric
an organ received from a deceased donor
cadaveric
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes produced by death; cadaverous; as, cadaveric rigidity
cadaveric
related to a dead body
cadaveric
donors - Also called, non-living donors, are those who donate their organs or tissue after they have been declared brain dead
cadaveric
{s} of or relating to a cadaver; like or resembling a corpse
cadaveric
of, relating to, or resembling a corpse; cadaverous
cadaveric
- pertaining to a dead body or corpse
cadaveric
a tissue or organ transplanted from a cadaver (deceased donor)
cadaverous
Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body
cadaverous
If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale. a tall man with a long, cadaverous face. looking extremely thin, pale, and unhealthy
cadaverous
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"
cadaverous
{s} ghastly; corpse-like
cadaverous
Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look
cadaverous
Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver
cadavers
plural of cadaver
cadaver

    Hyphenation

    ca·da·ver

    Turkish pronunciation

    kıdävır

    Antonyms

    being

    Pronunciation

    /kəˈdavər/ /kəˈdævɜr/

    Etymology

    [ k&-'da-v&r ] (noun.) circa 1500. Recorded since c.1500, from Latin cadāver, probably from cadō (“I fall”) as a metaphor for "I die", also source (through combining form -cida) of the -cide in suicide, homicide etc.

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