Cadavera

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of cadaver form-of, plural

    "Caryatides from cadavera, [page] 22 […] [page 22] Before proceeding to the operation in question, the cadavera are submitted to the following treatment. […] A cadaver, after being treated in this manner, is deposited [?] the interior of a mould, which is filled with the following mixture, […]"

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"Caryatides from cadavera, [page] 22 […] [page 22] Before proceeding to the operation in question, the cadavera are submitted to the following treatment. […] A cadaver, after being treated in this manner, is deposited [?] the interior of a mould, which is filled with the following mixture, […]"

Etymology

From Latin cadāvera.

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