cadaver

[US]/kə'dɑːvə/
[UK]/kə'dævɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a dead body; a corpse.

Example Sentences

cadavers in the pathology department of the medical school.

the bony face of a cadaver

fell in a dead faint at the sight of the cadaver;

medical students dissecting cadavers;

grisly jokes about cadavers and worms;

For every type of cadaver, I thought, there must be a corresponding type of necrophile.

Methods7 specimens of osteophytosis were sectioned from the cadavers cervical vertebrae for histological observation.

Methods The serial sheet transverse sections of the superior orbital fissure region obtained using collodion microtomy in 5 adult cadaver heads were observed.

Method:The transversal cervical artery and the dorsal scapular artery in the trapezius muscle and the rhomboideus muscle were observed and measured on30 cadavers(adult males).

Real-world Examples

They would not just accept any cadaver.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

The blaze, of course, will disguise the fact that he's a cadaver.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

But that cadaver did nothing to quiet my craving.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

Even doctors who actually dissected human cadavers would bafflingly repeat Galen's mistakes, despite seeing clear evidence to the contrary.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

And it's the same color as my cadaver's esophageal sphincter.

Source: Out of Control Season 3

When in the world did...A lot of questions for a cadaver!

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Kaiser's pre-existing plan to teach anatomy using virtual reality simulators, rather than cadavers, proved fortuitous.

Source: Time

This morning, investigators will return with the cadaver dog to search for more bodies.

Source: CNN Listening January 2013 Collection

I've counted cadavers in Colombia, in Haiti, in Sri Lanka, in Papua New Guinea.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2015 Collection

We could go to the cadaver lab at UCLA and play reallife operation. No.I don't think so.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 6

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