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Definition of prosectorship - 3 dictionary results

pro⋅sec⋅tor

  [proh-sek-ter]
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–noun
1. a person who dissects cadavers for the illustration of anatomical lectures or the like.
2. a person who performs autopsies to establish the cause of death or the nature and seat of disease.
Origin:
1855–60; < LL: anatomist, lit., one who cuts in public (or beforehand), equiv. to L prōsec(āre) to cut out (body organs) in public sacrifice (see pro- 1 , sect ) + -tor -tor

Related forms:
pro⋅sec⋅to⋅ri⋅al  [proh-sek-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , adjective
pro⋅sec⋅tor⋅ship, noun
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Main Entry: pro·sec·tor
Pronunciation: prO-'sek-t&r
Function: noun
: a person who makes dissections for anatomic demonstrations —pro·sec·to·ri·al /"pro-"sek-'tOr-E-&l, -'tor-/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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prosector pro·sec·tor (prō-sěk'tər)
n.
An individual who dissects cadavers for anatomical instruction or pathological examination.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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