Examples of cadaver in a Sentence
medical students who train by using cadavers
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Roughly half-a-dozen witnesses, including neighbors, handlers for cadaver dogs and members of law enforcement, testified as a preliminary hearing in Wondra’s murder case got underway.
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Alex Brizee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Jobs more closely tied to Neuralink’s brain interfaces include an operating room specialist and a neurosurgeon resident to carry out experimental brain-computer interface procedures using human cadavers or large animal subjects.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Detectives opened the front trunk of the car and saw a cadaver bag covered with insects, the documents say.
—Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The human remains found on a University of Oklahoma construction site are believed to be cadavers from the early 1900s, according to a new statement from university officials.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 26 Feb. 2026
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Alex Brizee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Jobs more closely tied to Neuralink’s brain interfaces include an operating room specialist and a neurosurgeon resident to carry out experimental brain-computer interface procedures using human cadavers or large animal subjects.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Detectives opened the front trunk of the car and saw a cadaver bag covered with insects, the documents say.
—Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The human remains found on a University of Oklahoma construction site are believed to be cadavers from the early 1900s, according to a new statement from university officials.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Cadaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadaver. Accessed 10 Mar. 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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