cadaver

noun

ca·​dav·​er kə-ˈda-vər How to pronounce cadaver (audio)
: a dead body
especially : one intended for dissection
cadaveric
kə-ˈdav-rik How to pronounce cadaver (audio)
-ˈda-və-
adjective

Examples of cadaver in a Sentence

medical students who train by using cadavers
Recent Examples on the Web Two cadaver dogs went to the scene, but there was no evidence that anyone was inside. Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024 Detectives from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office and cadaver dogs had been searching the pond on private property since Dec. 16, when Donnie Erwin’s Hyundai Elantra was found submerged. Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2024 The growth-hormone deficient individuals, then children, received donor hormone from cadavers whose brains apparently contained infectious, misfolded proteins that lead to often-fatal neurodegenerative disease. Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 1 Feb. 2024 The software also achieved a 90% success rate when interpreting scans taken of cadavers with sponges placed inside them. Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024 And although no slicing or dicing is shown, quite a bit of attention is given to Leonardo’s passion for stealing and dissecting cadavers in the interests of medical research. Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023 The study found that all five participants had received injections of human growth hormone from cadavers for several years. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2024 Between 1959 and 1985, these patients were among the at least 1,848 people in the United Kingdom who were treated with a human growth hormone derived from a cadaver’s pituitary gland, according to the study. Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024 The tragedy of unidentified cadavers is something that Rionna Lee has been thinking about for years. Deidre Olsen, WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Latin, from cadere to fall

First Known Use

circa 1500, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cadaver was circa 1500

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Cite this Entry

“Cadaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadaver. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cadaver

noun
ca·​dav·​er kə-ˈdav-ər How to pronounce cadaver (audio)
: a dead body especially of a person : corpse

Medical Definition

cadaver

noun
ca·​dav·​er kə-ˈdav-ər How to pronounce cadaver (audio)
plural cadavers also cadavera -ə-rə How to pronounce cadaver (audio)
: a dead body
specifically : one intended for use in medical education or research
cadaveric adjective

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