Definition & Meaning of "cadaver"in English

Cadaver

a dead human body, typically used for medical or scientific purposes such as dissection or research

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Human

Composition

Simple

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

cadavers

Examples

The anatomy students carefully dissected the cadaver as part of their medical training, studying the intricate structures of the human body.

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cadaveric

cadaverous

cadaver

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