Difference between Remains and Cadaver

What is the difference between Remains and Cadaver?

Remains as a noun is what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse. while Cadaver as a noun is a dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.

Remains

Part of speech: noun

Definition: What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse. A relic of an ancient building or other structure. All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants. (chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.

Example sentence: My personal ambition remains the same - to be creative, to be modern, to stay one step ahead, to enjoy life.

Cadaver

Part of speech: noun

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

We hope you now know whether to use Remains or Cadaver in your sentence.

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