See Also: Prosector(medicine)
prosector(dictionary)
prosector's tubercle(medicine)
prosector's wart(medicine)

prosector (iou)



prosector noun. M19.
[Late Latin = anatomist (formed as PRO-1, SECTOR), perh. through French prosecteur.]
Chiefly Hist. A person appointed to dissect dead bodies (esp. of animals) in preparation for autopsy or anatomical research or demonstration.
prosec'torium noun, pl. -ria, a room or building for the dissection of dead bodies (esp. of animals) E20.