cadaver
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When the mummy was found in 1991, it was initially treated as a normal cadaver.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Sheriff’s deputies even used ground-penetrating radar and cadaver dogs to search Ruben Flores’ Arroyo Grande property in 2021.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
The earl of Arundel’s tomb expresses the grim realities beneath the era’s facade of chivalry: Above, he is depicted resplendent in full armor; below, as a gaunt cadaver.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
Several generations may occur in the insect's cadaver until the juvenile worms emerge into the environment to infect other insects with bacteria.
From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025
After death, the cadaver suddenly deteriorates: the internal organs, having been dead or partially dead for days, have already begun to dissolve, and a sort of shock-related meltdown occurs.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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