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View synonyms for cadaver

cadaver

[ kuh-dav-er ]

noun

  1. a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse.

cadaver

/ kəˈdeɪvə; -ˈdɑːv- /

noun

  1. med a corpse

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Derived Forms

  • caˈdaveric, adjective

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Other Words From

  • ca·daver·ic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cadaver1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin cadāver dead body, corpse; akin to cadere to fall, perish ( decay, chance )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cadaver1

C16: from Latin, from cadere to fall

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Synonym Study

See body.

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