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medical students who train by using cadavers
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On Tuesday, state police used cadaver dogs to search the woods near Miya's home for the missing girl.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 14 June 2024
Trooper Corey King with the Kentucky State Police Post 16 told The Courier Journal that the Kentucky State Police has used cadaver dogs for at least two days, Friday and Tuesday, and searched the primary residence and nearby areas, including a cemetery.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2024
Cops were still working over the weekend to identify the second body, which was found 2 to 3 feet underneath a basement crawlspace after a cadaver dog was brought in, the New Castle News reported Sunday.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
Police Can't Verify Woman's Claims to Be Missing Cherrie Mahan, Say Fingerprints Aren’t a Match
McKinney traveled with the authorities and cadaver dogs to the property noted in the letter.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 14 June 2024
Trooper Corey King with the Kentucky State Police Post 16 told The Courier Journal that the Kentucky State Police has used cadaver dogs for at least two days, Friday and Tuesday, and searched the primary residence and nearby areas, including a cemetery.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2024
Cops were still working over the weekend to identify the second body, which was found 2 to 3 feet underneath a basement crawlspace after a cadaver dog was brought in, the New Castle News reported Sunday.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
Police Can't Verify Woman's Claims to Be Missing Cherrie Mahan, Say Fingerprints Aren’t a Match
McKinney traveled with the authorities and cadaver dogs to the property noted in the letter.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
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Copy CitationKids Definition
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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