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medical students who train by using cadavers
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The team approached the problem by taking samples of organs from cadavers and dissolving them, removing presumably normal tissue and leaving behind a residue of what might be plastic.
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F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
The dummies' design is informed by data taken from living people's bodies, as well as from cadavers put through their own crash tests — and the new female dummy design, crucially, is informed by data from female bodies.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
It was revealed in June 2019 that the former couple's home had been excavated, with cadaver dogs leading police to a small area in the front yard for the dig, the ABC reported at the time.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Donated human fat, to be exact, which has been procured from cadavers and meticulously processed into a thick injectable called Alloclae.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 19 Nov. 2025
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F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
The dummies' design is informed by data taken from living people's bodies, as well as from cadavers put through their own crash tests — and the new female dummy design, crucially, is informed by data from female bodies.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
It was revealed in June 2019 that the former couple's home had been excavated, with cadaver dogs leading police to a small area in the front yard for the dig, the ABC reported at the time.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Donated human fat, to be exact, which has been procured from cadavers and meticulously processed into a thick injectable called Alloclae.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Cadaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadaver. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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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