Medical term:
cadaver
cadaver
[kah-dav´er]a dead body; generally applied to one preserved for anatomical study. adj., adj cadav´eric, cadav´erous.
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ca·dav·er
(kă-dav'er),A dead body. [Usage note: In common use, this term has come to specify a dead body used for a particular purpose, such as dissection.]
Synonym(s): corpse
[L. fr. cado, to fall]
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cadaver
(kə-dăv′ər)n.
A dead body, especially one intended for dissection.
ca·dav′er·ic (-ər-ĭk) adj.
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ca·dav·er
(kă-dav'ĕr)A dead body.
Synonym(s): corpse.
Synonym(s): corpse.
[L. fr. cado, to fall]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
cadaver
A corpse. The term may correctly be applied to any corpse, but tends to be confined to corpses used for anatomical dissection.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Cadaver
The human body after death.
Mentioned in: Corneal Transplantation
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ca·dav·er
(kă-dav'ĕr)Dead body. [Usage note: In common use, this term has come to specify a dead body used for a particular purpose, such as dissection.]
[L. fr. cado, to fall]
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cadaverine
[kah-dav´er-in]a relatively nontoxic ptomaine, C5H14N2, formed by decarboxylation of lysine; it is sometimes one of the products of Vibrio proteus and of V. cholerae, and occasionally found in the urine in cystinuria, where it causes an unpleasant odor.
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ca·dav·er·ine
(kă-dav'er-in),1,5-pentanediamine; 1,5-diaminopentane; a foul-smelling diamine formed by bacterial decarboxylation of lysine; poisonous and irritating to the skin; found in decaying meat and fish.
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cadaverine
(kə-dăv′ə-rēn′)n.
A syrupy, colorless, foul-smelling polyamine, C5H14N2, produced in decaying animal tissue by the decarboxylation of lysine.
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ca·dav·er·ine
(kă-dav'ĕr-in)A foul-smelling diamine formed by bacterial decarboxylation of lysine; poisonous and irritating to the skin.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
cadaverine
An AMINE found in decomposing body tissue.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
ca·dav·er·ine
(kă-dav'ĕr-in)A foul-smelling diamine formed by bacterial decarboxylation of lysine; poisonous and irritating to the skin.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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