Medical Dictionary

corpus

noun cor·pus \ˈkr-pəs\
plural cor·po·ra \-p(ə-)rə\

Medical Definition of CORPUS

1
:  the human or animal body especially when dead
2
:  the main part or body of a bodily structure or organ <the corpus of the jaw>—see corpus uteri
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