Carcass vs. Cadaver

Carcassnoun

The body of a dead animal.

Carcassnoun

(meat trade) The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.

Carcassnoun

The body of a dead human, a corpse.

Carcassnoun

The framework of a structure, especially one not normally seen.

Carcassnoun

(nautical) An early incendiary ship-to-ship projectile consisting of an iron shell filled with saltpetre, sulphur, resin, turpentine, antimony and tallow with vents for flame.

Carcassnoun

A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.

Carcassnoun

The living body; - now commonly used in contempt or ridicule.

Carcassnoun

The abandoned and decaying remains of some bulky and once comely thing, as a ship; the skeleton, or the uncovered or unfinished frame, of a thing.

Carcassnoun

A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles, to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to buldings, ships, etc.

Carcassnoun

the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

Cadavernoun

A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.

Cadavernoun

A dead human body; a corpse.

Cadavernoun

the dead body of a human being

Cadaver

A cadaver or corpse is a dead human body that is used by medical students, physicians and other scientists to study anatomy, identify disease sites, determine causes of death, and provide tissue to repair a defect in a living human being. Students in medical school study and dissect cadavers as a part of their education.