Synonyms of cadavers

cadavers

noun

plural of cadaver

as in corpses

a dead body

medical students who train by using cadavers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corpses
• carcasses
• stiffs
• relics
• remains
• bones
• corses
• corpora
• mummies
• ashes
• deceased
• decedents
• carnages
• carrions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cadavers

One key indicator of soil health is decomposition rates of complex organic matter, breaking down stuff like leaves, wood, even cadavers into simpler organic and inorganic compounds, releasing C02 and nutrients in the process. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

The class-action deal covers relatives of people who donated bodies between January 2018 and March 2023, amid uncertainty over which cadavers Lodge plundered before cremation or return to families. — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

In relation to the lawsuits, the cadavers that had been donated had already been used for research and teaching purposes. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Maclean admitted to buying remains from Lodge that had been stolen from Harvard Medical School and entering the morgue to examine cadavers, the DOJ said. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

In a recent study, researchers examined the left and right branches of the vagus nerve in 30 human cadavers in attempt to better map the nerve. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026

For medical students, practicing with real cadavers would remain important. — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 16 July 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

Scientists identified one of the modern cadavers as a minke whale, or Balaenoptera acutorostrata, that measured about 10 feet (3 meters) long. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 June 2026