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Definition of Cadaver
1. Noun. The dead body of a human being. "Honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"
Generic synonyms: Body, Dead Body
Specialized synonyms: Cremains
Derivative terms: Cadaveric, Cadaverous
Language type: Slang
Definition of Cadaver
1. n. A dead human body; a corpse.
Definition of Cadaver
1. Noun. A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cadaver
1. a corpse [n -S] - See also: corpse
Medical Definition of Cadaver
1. A dead body. Synonym: corpse. Origin: L. Fr. Cado, to fall (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cadaver
Literary usage of Cadaver
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Laboratory Manual of Human Anatomy by Lewellys Franklin Barker, Dean De Witt Lewis, Daniel Graisberry Revell (1904)
"DIVISION OF THE cadaver INTO PARTS. The number of men assigned to a given cadaver
and the part that each will dissect will vary in different laboratories, ..."
2. Bacteriology by Arthur Isaac Kendall (1921)
"THE successful outcome of a bacteriological examination of material from a patient
or a cadaver depends to a large degree upon the application of proper ..."
3. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology (1907)
"MULTIPLE ANOMALIES IN THE UPPER EXTREMITIES OF ONE cadaver. ... A cadaver was
dissected during the summer session at Indiana University which presented ..."
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