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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
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