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
Searches from the air by helicopter and on the ground with a cadaver dog were unsuccessful, and it was feared the remains might not be recovered until the spring thaw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
A third group of six cadaver donors provided additional skin samples to strengthen the control group.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
He can also use a state-of-the-art cadaver lab, a rarity for undergraduates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 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
Much of early topographical anatomy – the careful mapping of structures in relation to one another – depended on cadavers obtained through grave robbery.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
However, some of this research -- particularly one claiming to have found a plastic spoon's worth of microplastic in the brains of cadavers -- has recently come under stinging criticism from scientists.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Eventually, the discovery of formaldehyde and the use of embalming fluids reduced the demand for cadavers, as did the growing number of people donating their bodies to science.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Some of their customers are universities, which use cadavers to train doctors.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
Mr. Huffer was waiting for us in the back room where he prepared all the cadavers.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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