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prosector

N ผู้ ชำแหละ ศพ เพื่อ การแสดง ทางกาย วิภาค วิทยา 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROSECTOR

Pro *sec "tor, n. Etym: [L., an anatomist, from prosecare to cut up; pro before + secare to cut. ]

 

Defn: One who makes dissections for anatomical illustration; usually, the assistant of a professional anatomist.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prosector

pro sec tor |prōˈsektər proʊˈsɛktər | noun a person who dissects corpses for examination or anatomical demonstration. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from late Latin, literally anatomist, based on Latin secare to cut, perhaps via French prosecteur.

 

Oxford Dictionary

prosector

prosector |prə (ʊ )ˈsɛktə | noun chiefly N. Amer. a person who dissects dead bodies for examination or anatomical demonstration. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from late Latin, literally anatomist , based on Latin secare to cut , perhaps via French prosecteur.