pro·sec·tor (pr -s k t r)n. One who dissects cadavers for anatomical instruction or pathological examination. [Latin pr sector, anatomist, from prsec re, to cut off, up : pr-, before; see pro-1 + secre, to cut; see sector.] |
prosector [prəʊˈsɛktə]
n
(Medicine) a person who prepares or dissects anatomical subjects for demonstration
[from Latin, from prōsecare to cut up; probably on the model of French prosecteur]
prosector
1. a person who dissects cadavers for the purpose of anatomical demonstration.
2. a person who performs autopsies. — prosectorial, adj.
See also: Anatomy2. a person who performs autopsies. — prosectorial, adj.
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