A prosector is a person with the special task of preparing a dissection for demonstration, usually in medical schools or hospitals. Many important anatomists began their careers as prosectors working for lecturers and demonstrators in anatomy and pathology. The act of prosecting differs from that of dissecting. A prosection is a professionally pre...
one who dissects bodies in anatomical lectures
• (n.) One who makes dissections for anatomical illustration; usually, the assistant of a professional anatomist.
One who prosects, or prepares the material for a demonstration of anatomy before a class. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(pro-sek´tәr) one who performs prosection.
Pro·sec'tor noun [ Latin , 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. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: prō-sek′tŏr Definitions: 1. One who prosects, or prepares the material for a demonstration of anatomy.
Latin pro = before, and sectum = cut. One who prepares a dissection for demonstration.
a person who dissects cadavers for the illustration of anatomical lectures or the like. · a person who performs autopsies to establish the cause of death or the nature and seat of disease.