Plural of cadaver
regular plural
The plural of cadaver is cadavers or cadavera.
Forms of cadaver
| Singular | cadaver /kəˈdæv.ə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cadavers cadavera |
| Countable | countable |
Cadavers and cadavera in a sentence
- “Then my first year of med school, we got our first cadavers, and there was so much data inside.2020, Raven Leilani, Luster, Picador (2021), page 98
- Based on palpatory findings, tissue samples were taken from myogelotic areas of 11 unfixed human cadavers (6 female, 5 male).1999 July 1, A. Windisch, A. Reitinger, H. Traxler, H. Radner, C. Neumayer, W. Feigl, W. Firbas, “Morphology and Histochemistry of…. From the entry pathologically
- So many faces Clive had never seen by daylight, and looking terrible, like cadavers jerked upright to welcome the newly dead.1998, Ian McEwan, Amsterdam, New York: Anchor, published 1999, Part 1, Chapter 1, pp. 9-10. From the entry din
- When she asks for guidance on what to do when she herself inevitably achieves corpsehood, the cadavers just sit there, mute and rotting.2012, Brian Norman, Dead Women Talking: Figures of Injustice in American Literature, JHU Press, →ISBN. From the entry corpsehood
- The morbid anatomy of over a hundred birds dead of intestinal coccidiosis and autopsied by us can be summarized as follows: The cadavera are very much emaciated and anemic.1913, American Veterinary Review, page 498. From the entry cadavera
Meaning of cadaver
- noun A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.
Questions about the plural of cadaver
- What is the plural of cadaver?
- The plural of cadaver is cadavers or cadavera.
- Which is correct, cadavers or cadavera?
- Both are used. cadavers is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is cadaver countable?
- Cadaver is a countable noun.
Source and license
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