What is Cadaver/Deceased?

The Oxford Dictionary defines ‘Cadaver’ as ‘a dead human body’. Medically a ‘Cadaver’ is a corpse used for dissection and study. In the area of Organ Transplantation, ‘cadaver’ refers to a brain-dead body with a beating heart, on the life support system.

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