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A '''cadaver''' is literally a dead body or corpse.  It is a term that is usually used in [[medical]] circles.  Cadavers donated for the purpose of medicine are used to help train medical professionals both for understanding of [[anatomy]] and for practice in [[surgical]] techniques.
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A '''cadaver''' is a [[medical]] term for a dead human body or corpse.  Cadavers donated for the purpose of medicine are used to help train medical professionals both for understanding of [[anatomy]] and for practice in [[surgical]] techniques.
  
 
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A cadaver is a medical term for a dead human body or corpse. Cadavers donated for the purpose of medicine are used to help train medical professionals both for understanding of anatomy and for practice in surgical techniques.