Examples of cadaver in a Sentence
medical students who train by using cadavers
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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.
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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
Her head and torso were found in a cadaver bag inside the Tesla, while other body parts were found in a second bag, authorities said.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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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
Her head and torso were found in a cadaver bag inside the Tesla, while other body parts were found in a second bag, authorities said.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Cadaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadaver. Accessed 1 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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