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cadaver

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
kəˈdæv.ə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.
  2. A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  3. A dead body, especially one intended for dissection.
  4. a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected; corpse.
  5. The physical frame of a dead person or animal:body, carcass, corpse, remains.
  6. (Medicine) med a corpse
  7. (Anatomy) med a corpse
  8. n → Kadaver m; (of humans) → Leiche f
    n

Equivalents

Españolcadáver
Françaiscadavre
38 more languages
Afrikaanskadawer
Българскитруп
Catalàcadàver
Češtinamrtvola
Danskkadaver
Ελληνικάπτώμασορός
Esperantokadavro
Magyartetem
Bahasa Indonesiakadavermayat
Italianocadavere
日本語死体
ქართულიგვამი
Kurdîcenazelik
Lietuviųlavonas
Latviešulīķis
Македонскитруп
မြန်မာရုပ်ကလာပ်
Polskizwłoki
Portuguêscadáver
Românăcadavru
Русскийкадавртруп
Slovenčinamŕtvola
Српскиgadankadaverlikлештруп
Svenskakadaverlik
தமிழ்பிணம்
Tagalogbangkay
Tiếng Việtxác chết

Examples

“He and his best friend saw a cadaver and ran screaming.”
““Then my first year of med school, we got our first cadavers, and there was so much data inside. You can be sure a patient will lie about how much they drink or how much they smoke, but with a cadaver, all the information is there.””

CEFR level

C2
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