cadaver — a dead body, especially of a human being used for medical study
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a dead body, especially of a human being used for medical study
Pronunciation (IPA): /kəˈdævər/
Example Sentences
- The forensic scientist examined the cadaver to determine the cause of death.
- First-year medical students were nervous about their first cadaver class.
- The cadaver dog helped police locate the missing person's remains.
cadaver
NOUN[/kəˈdævər/]
a dead body, especially of a human being used for medical study
The medical students carefully studied a cadaver during their anatomy class.
Every future surgeon first learned anatomy from a cadaver. (Think: cadaver → "can deliver." : A cadaver can still deliver one final gift — knowledge.)
The students promised to remember the cadaver forever with gratitude.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Latin 'cadere' meaning 'to fall.' The word originally denoted a body from which life has fallen away, eventually becoming established as a medical term for a dead body used in anatomical study.
Breakdown
cad- (from cadere, 'to fall') + -aver (suffix forming agent noun), literally 'that which has fallen.' The root 'cadere' also appears in 'cascade' and 'decadent.'
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📝Examples
“The forensic scientist examined the cadaver to determine the cause of death.”
“First-year medical students were nervous about their first cadaver class.”
“The cadaver dog helped police locate the missing person's remains.”
“My roommate studies so much, he looks like a walking cadaver during exam season.”
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