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Person > Life > Die > Corpse

Preferred term

2.6.6.2Corpse  

Definition

  • Use this domain for words referring to a corpse--the body of a person who has died.

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Scope note

  • What words refer to a dead body? body, dead body, corpse, cadaver, stiff, carcass, carrion, mummy. What words refer to a dead body decaying? decay, decompose, rot, return to dust, eaten by worms, corrupt, putrid, putrefy. What words refer to a body after it has decayed? remains, bones, skeleton.

Notation

  • 2.6.6.2

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https://w3id.org/MoRe-SFB1475/CT/concepts/2651345394

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