prosector

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noun

A person who prepares a body for dissection by students, or dissects them as demonstrations.

OriginLatin [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounprosector (plural prosectors)

plural prosectors

  1. A person who prepares a body for dissection by students, or dissects them as demonstrations.

Origin

  1. Latin[Term?]“an anatomist”
  2. Englishprosector

From Latin [Term?] (“an anatomist”), from prosecare (“to cut up”).

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APA

prosector. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosector

MLA

“prosector.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosector. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prosector,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosector.

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