1. past tense of prosect; to dissect (a cadaver or animal) systematically for anatomical study or demonstration
Usage: medical/anatomical; formal

Examples

• The medical students prosected a human cadaver under the supervision of their anatomy professor.
• The specimen was carefully prosected to reveal the internal organ systems.
• During the 19th century, anatomists prosected bodies to advance surgical knowledge.
• The teaching assistant prosected the frog to demonstrate the circulatory system.
• After the body was prosected, the prepared tissues were preserved for educational purposes.