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medical students who train by using cadavers
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On March 9, 2018, police returned with a warrant, cadaver dogs and ground-penetrating radar.
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Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
When the scientists injected saline into the brain chambers of human cadavers that contained CSF, a peripheral nerve in the wrist swelled up.
—Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 4 Sep. 2024
The cadaver workshops, featured in The New York Times and Charlotte Ledger, are increasingly popular among yoga and massage therapy communities for their unique educational value and ability to deepen understanding of the human body.
—Dasia Williams, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2024
Because thawed cadaver tissue is dead and doesn’t grow, however, the child must periodically have operations to get larger valves—which can lead to a poor prognosis.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
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Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
When the scientists injected saline into the brain chambers of human cadavers that contained CSF, a peripheral nerve in the wrist swelled up.
—Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 4 Sep. 2024
The cadaver workshops, featured in The New York Times and Charlotte Ledger, are increasingly popular among yoga and massage therapy communities for their unique educational value and ability to deepen understanding of the human body.
—Dasia Williams, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2024
Because thawed cadaver tissue is dead and doesn’t grow, however, the child must periodically have operations to get larger valves—which can lead to a poor prognosis.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Cadaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadaver. Accessed 5 Oct. 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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