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prosector

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pro·sec·tor  (pr-sktr)
n.
One who dissects cadavers for anatomical instruction or pathological examination.

[Latin prsector, anatomist, from prsecre, to cut off, up : pr-, before; see pro-1 + secre, to cut; see sector.]

prosector
1. a person who dissects cadavers for the purpose of anatomical demonstration.
2. a person who performs autopsies. — prosectorial, adj.
See also: Anatomy

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