corpse

dead human body
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corpse

Summary

corpse has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • corpse is a type of carcass[2].
  • corpse is a type of human remains[3].
  • corpse is a type of carrion[4].
  • corpse is a type of dead organic matter[5].
  • corpse is used for posthumous donation[6].
  • corpse's Commons category is recorded as Human corpses[7].
  • corpse's has cause is recorded as human[8].
  • corpse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Human corpses[9].
  • corpse's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire Infernal[10].
  • corpse's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[11].
  • corpse's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • corpse's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • corpse's manifestation of is recorded as death[14].
  • corpse's manifestation of is recorded as dead human[15].
  • corpse's different from is recorded as The Dead Man[16].
  • corpse's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include carcass[2], human remains[3], carrion[4], and dead organic matter[5].

Use and Application

corpse is used for posthumous donation[6].

Influence

Things named for corpse include cadaverine[18], a type of chemical entity[19].

Why It Matters

corpse has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] corpse is known by 105 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for corpse include cadaverine[18], a type of chemical entity[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cadaver_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{corpse}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cadaver}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0337577-mrtvoly, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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