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cadaver

Pronunciation: /kəˈdɑːvə, -ˈdeɪ-/
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Definition of cadaver

noun

Medicine or literary
  • a corpse.

Derivatives

cadaveric

Pronunciation: /-ˈdav(ə)rɪk/
adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin, from cadere 'to fall'

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