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A cadaver or corpse is a dead human body. Cadavers are used by medical students, physicians and other scientists to study anatomy, identify disease sites, determine causes of death, and provide tissue to repair a defect in a living human being. Students in medical school study and dissect cadavers as a part of their education.
A cadaver is a dead human body used in scientific or medical research. If you are dead, you are a corpse, but if Dr. Frankenstein robs your grave so he can use your body for research, you become a cadaver.
See cadaver in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: cadaver. Definition of cadaver noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define cadaver. cadaver synonyms, cadaver pronunciation, cadaver translation, English dictionary definition of cadaver. n. A dead body, especially one intended for dissection. ca·dav′er·ic adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Cadaver definition, a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse. See more.
noun. a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse. cadaver. / kəˈdeɪvə; -ˈdɑːv- / noun. med a corpse. Discover More. Derived Forms. caˈdaveric, adjective. Discover More. Other Words From. ca·dav er·ic adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of cadaver 1.
6 days ago · corpse in British English. (kɔːps ) noun. 1. a dead body, esp of a human being; cadaver. verb. 2. theatre slang. to laugh or cause to laugh involuntarily or inopportunely while on stage. Collins English Dictionary.
