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πτώμα — meaning in English

ptoma

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English meaning

  • cadaver noun A dead human body, especially one used for medical study or dissection.
  • corpse noun A dead body, usually of a person.

Senses

πτώμα is used for these senses in English:

  • cadaver (literary, medicine) A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected. [from late 14th c.]
  • corpse The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass.

corpse — full definition

  1. noun A dead body, usually of a person.
  2. verb To burst into uncontrollable laughter while performing, breaking character.

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