Diseases

Cadaver

A dead body, usually a human body.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A dead body, usually a human body.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Corpse
  • Cadavers
  • Corpses

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Indexing Annotation

NIM for cadaveric organs in transplantation; do not index here routinely for postmortem studies; article must be on cadavers as a corpse; AUTOPSY is available for the procedure and / pathol is available with diseases and tissues for postmortem pathology

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Tree Number

  1. C23.550.260w.224w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cadaver. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002102. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002102
  2. Cadaver. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver
  3. Cadaver. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48422