cadaveric
Relating to corpses
Cadaveric means relating to or derived from a corpse.
The term appears primarily in medical and scientific contexts: cadaveric organ donation, cadaveric skin grafts.
It describes tissue, organs, or specimens taken from dead bodies for transplantation, research, or study.
The word carries clinical neutrality rather than morbid overtones.
spasm
Strict, thorough precision
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- gripSecure manual hold
- contractionReduction in size
- stiffeningBecoming less pliable
postmortem · muscle · tetanic · involuntary · reflex · instantaneous · perimortem · terminal
rigor
Strict, thorough precision
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- gripSecure manual hold
- contractionReduction in size
stiffening · postmortem · muscle · tetanic · involuntary · reflex · instantaneous · perimortem · terminal · neuromuscular