Talk:Cadaver

Move?

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No consensus to move. Vegaswikian (talk) 02:40, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Cadaver → CorpseCorpse –

• WP:TITLE "Corpse" is the general term, "cadaver" is the restricted sense of a corpse intended for dissection; see OED quote at beginning of article and http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/cadaver and http://www.yourdictionary.com/cadaver Espoo (talk) 08:01, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

• Comment I think this should have a full discussion, instead of being a speedy. 65.94.47.217 (talk) 08:04, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

• The article really deals with two separate topics. The Human decay and Embalming sections are about corpses in general while the History and Body snatching are about cadavers. I suggest either a split or, better, merging the sections on corpses in general (which don't cohere well) to other articles such as human decomposition and embalming. There is really no comprehensive treatment of the topic of "corpse" here at all and the sections dealing with corpses are cribbed passages poorly tacked on to a more well-rounded cadaver article. I oppose the proposal here since "corpse" does not reflect the majority of the article's unique content. —  AjaxSmack  01:25, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

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Requested move

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The result of the move request was: Not moved. Jafeluv (talk) 13:26, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

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Cadaver → CorpseCorpse – Cadaver refers to corpses specifically intended for dissection. imo, cadaver should redirect to corpse, because corpse is less specific.relisted--Mike Cline (talk) 18:03, 8 March 2012 (UTC) -badmachine 19:51, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

• Oppose for the same reasons I did last year. The article really deals with two separate topics. The Human decay and Embalming sections are about corpses in general while the History and Body snatching are about cadavers. I suggest either a split or, better, merging the sections on corpses in general (which don't cohere well) to other articles such as human decomposition and embalming. There is really no comprehensive treatment of the topic of "corpse" here at all and the sections dealing with corpses are cribbed passages poorly tacked on to a more well-rounded cadaver article. In short, "corpse" does not reflect the majority of the article's unique content. —  AjaxSmack  00:27, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
• Oppose, per AjaxSmack. General coherence seems better served by shifting relevant non-cadaver content to the existing embalming, and creating a specific human decomposition article along with decomposition content. ENeville (talk) 18:42, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

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Requested move 3 July 2025

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The result of the move request was: not moved. Opposing editors cited the current article as mostly medical-related, thus using the medical version of the word "corpse" is more appropriate. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 22:26, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

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Cadaver → CorpseCorpse – WP:COMMONNAME Corpse is more commonly used Rc2barrington (talk) 23:26, 3 July 2025 (UTC) — Relisting. TarnishedPath^talk 06:52, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

• Disagree. The article appears to be principally about the use of dead bodies in medicine and science. "Cadaver" is a more precise term in this regard, while "corpse" covers all instances.--Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 05:59, 4 July 2025 (UTC)
• Support. This article covers all aspects of dead human bodies, not just their uses in medicine and science. We do not have a separate article on medical, scientific and forensic uses of corpses, if we did it might well be named cadaver. But this article is not it. Andrewa (talk) 23:51, 10 July 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose. I agree with Escape_Orbit there are differences in connotation and usage. This article primarily covers medical and scientific topics, and to a lesser extent legal and forensic topics, where cadaver is common and more precise. As has been recommended for for at least 14 years, this article could benefit from trimming and/or splitting, perhaps by first reducing the lengthy digressions from the main topic. --MYCETEAE 🍄‍🟫—talk 00:53, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Death and WikiProject Medicine have been notified of this discussion. TarnishedPath^talk 06:51, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose. As per Escape and MYCETEAE. This article is based on medical terminology, therefore the title is appropriate.

DrTheHistorian✎ 16:04, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

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