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  1. Corpse refers to a dead body, and especially to the dead body of a human. Corp is an abbreviation for “corporation” and “corporal.”. Corp, corps, and corpse all trace back to the Latin word corpus, meaning “body.”. The origin of core is obscure.

  2. to start laughing in a way you cannot control during a performance, or to make someone else do this; a word used by actors and performers: The scene was so ludicrous it was hard to play without corpsing.

  3. Mar 3, 2016 · At around 3 to 6 hours after death, your body will experience the infamous process of rigor mortis. This occurs because when your cell organelles start deteriorating, they release calcium into muscle cells, and these bind to proteins that are responsible for muscle contraction.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CadaverCadaver - Wikipedia

    Corpses of Parisian Communards. A cadaver or corpse is a dead human body. Cadavers are used by medical students, physicians and other scientists to study anatomy, identify disease sites, determine causes of death, and provide tissue to repair a defect in a living human being.

  5. Nov 12, 2015 · In tracing the history and culture of corpses, a new book shows the importance of remembrance to our species.

  6. The health risks of dead bodies are dangers related to the improper preparation and disposal of cadavers. While normal circumstances allow cadavers to be quickly embalmed, cremated, or buried; natural and man-made disasters can quickly overwhelm and/or interrupt the established protocols for dealing with the dead.

  7. Sep 16, 2019 · According to new research, the dead may not always rest in peace… quite literally. For more than a year after death, corpses move around "significantly", and this finding could be important for forensic investigations.

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