"prosector" meaning in English

See prosector in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: prosectors [plural]
Etymology: From Latin an anatomist, from prosecare (“to cut up”); pro (“before”) + secare (“to cut”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la||an anatomist}} Latin an anatomist, {{m|la|prosecare||to cut up}} prosecare (“to cut up”), {{m|la|pro||before}} pro (“before”), {{m|la|secare||to cut}} secare (“to cut”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} prosector (plural prosectors)
  1. A person who prepares a body for dissection by students, or dissects them as demonstrations. Wikipedia link: prosector Derived forms: prosector's wart
    Sense id: en-prosector-en-noun-O9PPOpsl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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