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prosector|prəʊˈsɛktə(r)|
[a. late L. prōsector (Tertull.) a cutter up, an anatomist, agent-n. f. L. prōsec-āre to cut up. So F. prosecteur (1835 in Dict. Acad.), after which the English designation was prob. introduced.]
One whose business is to dissect dead bodies in preparation for anatomical research or demonstration, as assistant to a lecturer on anatomy, a surgeon, or a zoological society.
1857Dunglison Med. Dict., Prosector, dissector. 1858Mayne Expos. Lex., Prosector, term for an anatomist; applied to one who prepares the subject for the lecturer on anatomy; the same as Dissector. 1861Hulme tr. Moquin-Tandon ii. v. ii. 267 M. Robelin, Prosector to the Faculty of Sciences at Montpellier. 1883Manch. Exam. 24 Nov. 5/3 The Council of the Zoological Society have decided to employ a prosector, whose chief duty will be that of dissecting animals that may die in the gardens.
Hence prosecˈtorial a., of or pertaining to a prosector; ‖ prosecˈtorium [mod.L.: see -orium], a room or building for prosection; the place of operation of a prosector; proˈsectorship, the position or office of prosector.
1881Nature 20 Oct. 579/2 If the Zoological Society had not in 1865 established its prosectorship, we should have seen little of the really solid advances in our knowledge of the anatomy of the two higher classes of vertebrated animals. 1883Athenæum 28 Apr. 544/1 Prof. Garrod, Mr. Forbes's predecessor in the prosectorial office. 1901Ibis Apr. 344 The rich collections of the British Museum, the Zoological Society's Prosectorium, and other leading institutions. |