- pro|sec|tor
- pro|sec|tor «proh SEHK tuhr», noun.a person who dissects bodies as demonstrations for classes in anatomy.╂[< Latin prōsector anatomist < prōsecāre to cut up < prō- before + secāre to cut]
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tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… … English syllables
sec — sec·a·lin; sec·a·lose; sec·a·mo·ne; sec; sec·a·teur; Sec·co·tine; sec·o·barbital; sec·odont; Sec·o·nal; sec·ond·ar·i·ly; sec·ond·ar·i·ness; sec·ond hand·ed·ness; sec·ond·ly; sec·ond·ness; sec·re·taire; sec·re·tar·i·al; sec·re·tar·i·at;… … English syllables
pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… … English syllables
prosector — pro·sec·tor … English syllables
prosect — pro•sect [[t]proʊˈsɛkt[/t]] v. t. med to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration or to establish the cause of death • Etymology: 1885–90; back formation from prosector person who dissects cadavers < LLprōsector= L prōsec(āre)… … From formal English to slang
prosector — pro|sec|tor Mot Agut Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
prosectorship — pro·sec·tor·ship … English syllables
prosector — One who prosects, or prepares the material for a demonstration of anatomy before a class. * * * pro·sec·tor prō sek tər n a person who makes dissections for anatomic demonstrations pro·sec·to·ri·al .pro .sek tōr ē əl, tȯr adj * * * pro·sec·tor… … Medical dictionary
Prosector — Pro*sec tor, n. [L., an anatomist, from prosecare to cut up; pro before + secare to cut.] One who makes dissections for anatomical illustration; usually, the assistant of a professional anatomist. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
