cadaveric
See also: cadavèric
English
Etymology
From French cadavérique.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kadəˈvɛɹɪk/, /kəˈdavəɹɪk/
- (US) IPA(key): /kəˈdavəɹɪk/
Adjective
cadaveric (comparative more cadaveric, superlative most cadaveric)
- Pertaining to a corpse.
- 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of all Maladies, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 157:
- Hodgkin had just returned from his second visit to Paris, where he had learned to prepare and dissect cadaveric specimens.
- 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of all Maladies, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 157:
- Caused by coming into contact with a dead body, a cadaver.
- 1969, Philip Ziegler, The Black Death, Folio Society 2007, p. 21:
- He invoked cadaveric poisoning as the reason for the high death rate among priests and monks […]
- 1969, Philip Ziegler, The Black Death, Folio Society 2007, p. 21:
Derived terms
- cadaveric alkaloid
- cadaveric spasm
Translations
pertaining to a corpse
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Romanian
Etymology
From French cadavérique.
Adjective
cadaveric m or n (feminine singular cadaverică, masculine plural cadaverici, feminine and neuter plural cadaverice)
- cadaveric
Declension
Declension of cadaveric
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | cadaveric | cadaverică | cadaverici | cadaverice | ||
| definite | cadavericul | cadaverica | cadavericii | cadavericele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | cadaveric | cadaverice | cadaverici | cadaverice | ||
| definite | cadavericului | cadavericei | cadavericilor | cadavericelor | |||