cadaver
Definitions
- A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.
- A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- A dead body, especially one intended for dissection.
- a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected; corpse.
- The physical frame of a dead person or animal:body, carcass, corpse, remains.
- (Medicine) med a corpse
- (Anatomy) med a corpse
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n → Kadaver m; (of humans) → Leiche f n
Equivalents
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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
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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