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medical students who train by using cadavers
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Holdups include environmental inspections to ensure the properties are safe, and customary searches by cadaver dogs, though no missing people have been reported, Fryhoff said.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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“Cadaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadaver. Accessed 27 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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