Examples of cadaver in a Sentence
medical students who train by using cadavers
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On the health care side, students use a $40,000 digital anatomy table that displays the virtual image of a real cadaver to study bones, nerves and organs in layers.
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Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Four snake around his left knee, remnants of the torn ACL, torn MCL and torn lateral meniscus in 2013 that required four surgeries, a cartilage transplant from a cadaver and 17 months off snow.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Currently, students practicing complex surgeries rely on cadavers, which are expensive, difficult to source, and ethically complex.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Authorities’ search efforts at the time included cadaver dogs, drones, ATVs and Arkansas State Police aircraft, the sheriff’s office said.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
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Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Four snake around his left knee, remnants of the torn ACL, torn MCL and torn lateral meniscus in 2013 that required four surgeries, a cartilage transplant from a cadaver and 17 months off snow.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Currently, students practicing complex surgeries rely on cadavers, which are expensive, difficult to source, and ethically complex.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Authorities’ search efforts at the time included cadaver dogs, drones, ATVs and Arkansas State Police aircraft, the sheriff’s office said.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Cadaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadaver. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
cadaver
noun
ca·dav·er
kə-ˈdav-ər 
: a dead body especially of a person : corpse
Medical Definition
cadaver
noun
ca·dav·er
kə-ˈdav-ər
plural cadavers also cadavera
-ə-rə
: a dead body
specifically
: one intended for use in medical education or research
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