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cadaver

[kuh-dav-er] / kəˈdæv ər /
NOUN
dead body
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
body stiff the deceased the remains
Antonyms
WEAK


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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 the property of his father, Ruben Flores, in Arroyo Grande in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 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

A third group of six cadaver donors provided additional skin samples to strengthen the control group.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025

The new ant put down the cadaver vaguely and began dragging the other two in various directions.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Published research so far on anti-choking devices is based on case reports—which selectively report choking events—as well as studies on mannequins and cadavers, which don’t directly simulate a live human choking, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

Kevin Lowbrera, who works for one of the big "body broking" companies, says its accreditation by the American Association of Tissue Banks means it has to follow guidelines determining how cadavers are treated and stored.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025

The best of them bought cadavers for study.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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