单词 | prosectorium |
释义 | prosectoriumn. A room or building, esp. one in a zoological park or institution, which is used for dissection and autopsy. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > processes > [noun] > dissection > dissector or vivisector > position of or room used by prosectorship1843 prosectorium1901 1901 Ibis Apr. 344 The rich collections of the British Museum, the Zoological Society's Prosectorium, and other leading institutions. 1967 Sunday Jrnl. & Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) 12 Nov. 13F/3 One most-up-to-date zoo at Barcelona, Spain, has a prosectorium. After all—what would you do with a dead elephant? 1973 Country Life 5 Apr. 895/1 A few of the major zoos had their hospitals, and many their prosectoria—their laboratories for the dissection and autopsy of dead animals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901 |
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