corpus vile

English

Etymology

From Latin corpus (“body”) vile (“worthless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹpəs ˈviːleɪ/

Noun

corpus vile (plural corpora vilia)

1. A person, animal or thing treated as expendable, to therefore use as an experimental subject regardless of whatever loss or damage it may suffer as a result.
2. (figuratively) The subject of an experiment.