πτῶμα, [1 verse](noun sg neut nom/acc) "Carcase" is ptoma, which means "fall," "injuries due to falls," "fallen body," "corpse," "carcass," of buildings, "ruin," "windfall fruit," and a metaphor for "misfortune" and "calamity." Not to be confused with ptosis (πτῶσις) which means the actual activity of falling.