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prosector
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prosector /pro·sec·tor/ (-sek´tor) [L.] one who dissects anatomical subjects for demonstration.
pro·sec·tor (pr-sktr)
n.
An individual who dissects cadavers for anatomical instruction or pathological examination.

prosector
[-sek′tər]
Etymology: L, prosecare, to cut off
a person who, under the supervision of a pathologist, performs gross dissections and prepares autopsy specimens for pathologic examination.

prosector
one who performs prosection.

prosector's wart
infection of the skin of humans by Mycobacterium tuberculosis picked up while dissecting infected tissue.


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