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cadaver

ca·dav·er [ kə dávvər ] (plural ca·dav·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
corpse: a dead body, especially one that is to be dissected

[14th century. < Latin< cadere "to fall"]

ca·dav·er·ic adjective
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