cadaveric

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Pronunciation

/kadəˈvɛɹɪk/ (UK)

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/kadəˈvɛɹɪk/ (UK) · /kəˈdavəɹɪk/ (UK) · /kəˈdavəɹɪk/ (US)

Definition of cadaveric

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

Pertaining to a corpse.

“Hodgkin had just returned from his second visit to Paris, where he had learned to prepare and dissect cadaveric specimens.”

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adj

Pertaining to a corpse.

“Hodgkin had just returned from his second visit to Paris, where he had learned to prepare and dissect cadaveric specimens.”
Caused by coming into contact with a dead body, a cadaver.

“He invoked cadaveric poisoning as the reason for the high death rate among priests and monks […]”

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From French cadavérique.

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