cadaver
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //kəˈdævɝ// UK //kɐdˈævɐ// ca·dav·er
n. a dead body, especially one used for medical study or research. It is a formal and slightly scary word for a corpse.
n. a dead body, particularly one used for anatomical study or medical research. Often carries a clinical or macabre connotation in literary contexts.
The medical students studied the cadaver in the lab.
During the anatomy course, students spent several weeks examining a human cadaver to understand the structure of the muscles and bones.
The museum's collection includes a preserved cadaver that was once used to teach surgical techniques before the advent of modern imaging technology.
From Middle English cadaver, from Latin cadāver.