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The practice of killing persons for the purpose of selling their bodies for dissection.

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  1. n. The practice of killing persons for the purpose of selling their bodies for dissection.
  2. The practice of killing persons for the purpose of selling their bodies for dissection.
  3. The practice of killing persons for the purpose of sellingtheir bodies for dissection.