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cadaver
[ kuh-dav-er ]
noun
- a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse.
cadaver
/ kəˈdeɪvÉ™; -ˈdÉ‘Ëv- /
noun
- med a corpse
Derived Forms
- ³¦²¹Ëˆ»å²¹±¹±ğ°ù¾±³¦, adjective
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- ³¦²¹Â·»å²¹±¹î€½Ä°ù·¾±³¦ adjective
˜yĞÄvlog History and Origins
˜yĞÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cadaver1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She hired cadaver dog trainers to track down her dog’s scent and paid people to help spread the word about him online and in Los Angeles County.
Then on Jan. 15, two days before her birthday, search and rescue cadaver dogs found human remains at the home and notified the family.
A cadaver dog searched the area and indicated to officers that the victim may have been killed in the shed.
In cities, medical personnel ran low on cooling supplies, so they resorted to filling body bags meant for cadavers with ice, then zipping unconscious victims of heatstroke inside.
Search and recovery operations are underway in both the Eaton and Palisades fire zones using cadaver dogs and grid searches, said L.A.
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What is aÌıcadaver?
A cadaver is a dead body, especially a dead human body.
The word cadaver is sometimes used interchangeably with the word corpse, but cadaver is especially used in a scientific context to refer to a body that is the subject of scientific study or medical use, such as one that will be dissected.
It’s sometimes used as a modifier (adjective) in phrases that involve cadavers. For example, cadaver tissue is tissue that has been harvested from a donor body. A cadaver dog is a dog that has been specially trained to track the scent of dead bodies in searches for missing persons.
Example: The cadavers are carefully preserved before they are prepared for dissection.
Where doesÌıcadaver come from?
The first records of the word cadaver come from the 1300s. It comes from the Latin ³¦²¹»åÄå±¹±ğ°ù, meaning “corpse,†from the Latin verb cadere, meaning “to perish.â€
One adjective form of cadaver is cadaverous, but it’s not used in a technical way. Cadaverous is used to describe a person who looks as if they were dead, such as someone who looks especially thin, pale, or bony. It’s typically used in fiction stories—it wouldn’t be nice to call a real person cadaverous.
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What are some other forms related to cadaver?
- cadaverous (adjective)
- cadaveric (adjective)
- cadaverlike (adjective)
What are some synonyms for cadaver?
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How isÌıcadaver used in real life?
Cadaver is typically used in medical and forensic contexts.
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— Colorectal Disease (@ColorectalDis)
They may look very real, but these are actually synthetic cadavers used to train students in this anatomy class. 🔬👩â€âš•ï¸ğŸ“
— UTSA (@UTSA)
Surgery went very well. They were able to remove the tumor and put in the cadaver bone. 1 step closer to recovery.
— Reese LaFlare (@ReeseBrown_)
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Which of the following terms is NOT a synonym of cadaver?
A. corpse
B. remains
C. limb
D. dead body
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