Examples of cadaver in a Sentence
medical students who train by using cadavers
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McKiddy, as well as Charlotte's daughters, attended an excavation in May 2025 in Fremont County near Thurman, Iowa, in which forensics teams and cadaver dogs searched for the bodies and wells McKiddy described.
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Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Her head and torso were in a cadaver bag and her limbs in a garbage bag in the front trunk of his Tesla, prosecutors said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Over the next two days, officers and personnel from the medical examiner’s office conducted an extensive search, canvassing the area with cadaver dogs, which identified the possible presence of additional remains near a drainage pipe.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
During a subsequent canvass of the area, cadaver dogs alerted to a nearby drainage pipe, indicating possible human remains, according to officials.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Her head and torso were in a cadaver bag and her limbs in a garbage bag in the front trunk of his Tesla, prosecutors said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Over the next two days, officers and personnel from the medical examiner’s office conducted an extensive search, canvassing the area with cadaver dogs, which identified the possible presence of additional remains near a drainage pipe.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
During a subsequent canvass of the area, cadaver dogs alerted to a nearby drainage pipe, indicating possible human remains, according to officials.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Cadaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadaver. Accessed 5 May. 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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