Examples of cadaver in a Sentence
medical students who train by using cadavers
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Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
Ted is an incredible writer who, as a cadaver dog handler, is also very knowledgeable about the search process.
—The Editors, Outside, 25 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
Ted is an incredible writer who, as a cadaver dog handler, is also very knowledgeable about the search process.
—The Editors, Outside, 25 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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“Cadaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadaver. Accessed 7 Jan. 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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