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medical students who train by using cadavers
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One day, Jennifer, who is working in a pathology lab, is asked to incinerate a fresh cadaver.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Still, an extensive search involving underwater drones, towable submersible sonar, divers and three K-9 cadaver teams did not turn up Borgwardt's body.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Search and recovery operations are underway in the Eaton and Palisades fire zones using cadaver dogs and grid searches, Luna said.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
These fires are increasingly deadly: Local officials announced the death roll has risen 24 people and said that number may increase as cadaver dogs search impacted areas in coming days.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Still, an extensive search involving underwater drones, towable submersible sonar, divers and three K-9 cadaver teams did not turn up Borgwardt's body.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Search and recovery operations are underway in the Eaton and Palisades fire zones using cadaver dogs and grid searches, Luna said.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
These fires are increasingly deadly: Local officials announced the death roll has risen 24 people and said that number may increase as cadaver dogs search impacted areas in coming days.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Cadaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadaver. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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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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