cadaver

ca-dav-er · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A dead human body, especially one used for medical dissection or study.

  2. 2.

    (more generally) A corpse.

Forms

plural: cadavers

Related words

See also: body, corpse
Synonyms: body, corpse, remains

Etymology

From Latin cadaver meaning "dead body," from cadere meaning "to fall, to die."