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medical students who train by using cadavers
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Eight hours a day, Hampton, Briggs and her dogs paddled downstream, picking through the river’s tributaries and storm detritus, as the cadaver dogs perched on the raft’s bow, following scents.
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Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
The cadaver dogs alerted detectives to freshly disturbed soil in the backyard.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
However, the biggest development in the case comes when Howard’s cadaver dog accidentally knocks over Sazz’s remains — which, fittingly for a stunt person, have already gone through so much.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
The front of the cases shows box art for all the biggest releases, alongside every version of the console from across the globe, some fully dissected like technological cadavers.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
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Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
The cadaver dogs alerted detectives to freshly disturbed soil in the backyard.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
However, the biggest development in the case comes when Howard’s cadaver dog accidentally knocks over Sazz’s remains — which, fittingly for a stunt person, have already gone through so much.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
The front of the cases shows box art for all the biggest releases, alongside every version of the console from across the globe, some fully dissected like technological cadavers.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Cadaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadaver. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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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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