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cadaver
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- Using cadaveric dura (dura from a dead person), I sewed it over her brain.†
p. 168.9
- As with Bo-Bo, it involved removing a portion of the skull, cutting between the two halves of the brain, covering the swollen brain with cadaveric dura, and sewing the scalp back up.†
p. 171.1
- It was an eerie experience, starting the surgery, because their bodies were so cold it was like working on a cadaver.†
p. 200.1 *
Definitions:
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(cadaver) the dead body of a human being -- especially one used for medical studySynonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Typically cadaver references a body used for medical reasons such as medical education or research. Otherwise a dead body is more likely to be referenced by the word corpse or body. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)