cadaver

noun

ca·​dav·​er kə-ˈda-vər 

: a dead body

especially : one intended for dissection

cadaveric

kə-ˈdav-rik 

-ˈda-və-

adjective

Synonyms of cadaver

• corpse

Examples of cadaver in a Sentence

medical students who train by using cadavers

Recent Examples on the Web

Donated human fat, to be exact, which has been procured from cadavers and meticulously processed into a thick injectable called Alloclae. —Jolene Edgar, Allure, 19 Nov. 2025

Nevada County Search and Rescue and cadaver dogs were called on Saturday to assist in the recovery effort. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Nov. 2025

Hours after Dundee’s Professor Iris Grunwald performed the world’s first remote thrombectomy on a human cadaver, another milestone followed. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2025

The coroner’s office confirmed those remains were also human, and a cadaver dog from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was deployed to search the surrounding coastline. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from cadere to fall

First Known Use

circa 1500, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cadaver

noun

ca·​dav·​er kə-ˈdav-ər 

: a dead body especially of a person : corpse

Medical Definition

cadaver

noun

ca·​dav·​er kə-ˈdav-ər 

plural cadavers also cadavera -ə-rə 

: a dead body

specifically : one intended for use in medical education or research

cadaveric

-(ə-)rik 

adjective