CADAVER

cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains

(noun) the dead body of a human being; “the cadaver was intended for dissection”; “the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse”; “the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river”; “honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cadaver (plural cadavers)

A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.

Synonyms

• See also corpse, body

• body

• corpse

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*da"ver, n. Etym: [L., fr cadere to fall.]

Definition: A dead human body; a corpse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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