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pro·sec·tor (prō sek′tər)

noun

a person skilled in dissection who prepares subjects for anatomical demonstration

Etymology: LL(Ec), anatomist < L prosectus, pp. of prosecare, to cut up < pro-, before + secare, to cut: see saw

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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