to dissect a cadaver publicly, usually to illustrate an anatomical lecture
prosect in American English
(prouˈsekt)
transitive verb
Medicine
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration
Word origin
[1885–90; back formation from prosector]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, foregut, reactor, sensitization, zoom