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cadaver

noun

kə-ˈda-vər

Definition of cadaver

as in corpse

a dead body medical students who train by using cadavers

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Recent Examples of cadaver Once a donated cadaver can no longer be used by UCSD, the remains are cremated and scattered or interred in a manner consistent with state law, the university says. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2026 The woodcut birth figures contained in these books were not images drawn from observation—pregnant cadavers for anatomical drawing were hard to come by—but were instead abstracted diagrams of the chaotic diversity of laboring bodies. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins said Thursday that the department had shared the information about the cadaver dog with the lead investigators before leaving the scene after the fire. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 The search began Monday, and involves investigators from the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, the FBI and the State Attorney's Office, who are excavating an area at Dry Creek Ranch after cadaver dogs alerted them during a recent search. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cadaver

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corpse

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Private equity profits by killing companies to sell their corpses.

— Robert Niles, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
Watkins has been charged with a felony count of delivery of narcotics and a misdemeanor count of abuse of a corpse.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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