Cadaver - Wikipedia A cadaver, often known as a corpse, is a dead human body Cadavers are used by medical students, physicians and other scientists to study anatomy, identify disease sites, determine causes of death, and provide tissue to repair a defect in a living human being
cadaver - Wiktionary, the free dictionary From the Latin verb cadō (“I fall”), as a euphemism for dying, "the fallen one" This etymology is found as early as ca 200 C E in the writings of Tertullian, who associated cadaver to cadendo: Atque adeo caro est quae morte subruitur, ut exinde a cadendo cadaver enuntietur
Cadaver - definition of cadaver by The Free Dictionary Define cadaver cadaver synonyms, cadaver pronunciation, cadaver translation, English dictionary definition of cadaver n A dead body, especially one intended for dissection ca·dav′er·ic adj American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition