prosector

/proʊˈsɛktər/
noun
  1. A person who prepares a dead body for dissection, especially in a medical school or laboratory.
    • Medical students watched the prosector demonstrate the correct technique for removing the brain.
    • The prosector worked late into the night preparing the cadaver for the next day's anatomy class.
    • The prosector carefully made the first incision to expose the organs.
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