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ca⋅dav⋅er

  [kuh-dav-er]
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–noun
a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected; corpse.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L cadāver dead body, corpse; akin to cadere to fall, perish (see decay, chance )

Related forms:
ca⋅dav⋅er⋅ic, adjective

Synonyms:
See body.
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ca·dav·er   (kə-dāv'ər)   
n.  A dead body, especially one intended for dissection.

[Middle English, from Latin cadāver, from cadere, to fall, die; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]
ca·dav'er·ic (-ər-ĭk) adj.
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Cadaver

Ca*da"ver\, n. [L., fr cadere to fall.] A dead human body; a corpse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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cadaver 
c.1500, from L., probably from cadere "to fall" (see case (1)), a metaphor, in Latin, for "to die," also source (through comb. form -cida) of the -cide in suicide, homicide, etc.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ca·dav·er
Pronunciation: k&-'dav-&r
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ca·dav·ers also ca·dav·era /-&-r&/
: a dead body; specifically : one intended for use in medical education or research —ca·dav·er·ic /-(&-)rik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cadaver ca·dav·er (kə-dāv'ər)
n.
A dead body, especially one intended for dissection.

ca·dav'er·ic (-ər-ĭk) adj.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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