Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to a dead body; pertaining to or derived from the changes induced in a corpse by putrefaction: as, cadaveric phenomena.
- Resembling a cadaver or dead body; cadaverous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes produced by death; cadaverous.
- adjective an alkaloid generated by the processes of decomposition in dead animal bodies, and thought by some to be the cause of the poisonous effects produced by the bodies. See
Ptomaine .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to a
corpse . - adjective Caused by coming into contact with a
dead body , acadaver .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to a cadaver or corpse
Etymologies
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Examples
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Most transplanted livers come from deceased organ donors — called a cadaveric transplant.
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Most transplanted livers come from deceased organ donors — called a cadaveric transplant.
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When a person, at the moment of death, grasps any object firmly, there is set up a condition known as cadaveric spasm.
John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman 1902
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Now the donor corneas that we have are cadaveric, meaning they come from people who die and donate body organs.
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Now the donor corneas that we have are cadaveric, meaning they come from people who die and donate body organs.
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Now the donor corneas that we have are cadaveric, meaning they come from people who die and donate body organs.
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Now the donor corneas that we have are cadaveric, meaning they come from people who die and donate body organs.
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A larger trial would certainly have power to detect smaller differences, and different techniques such as cadaveric nerves, nerve sheaths, robotic techniques, etc. can certainly be tested.
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A larger trial would certainly have power to detect smaller differences, and different techniques such as cadaveric nerves, nerve sheaths, robotic techniques, etc. can certainly be tested.
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His sister Susan offered to be a live donor, "which is a far better option than dialysis or cadaveric donation".
A kidney operation changed Robert's life. He got cancer 2011
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