Prorector vs. Prosector

Prorectornoun

An officer who presides over the academic senate of a university in certain countries.

Prorectornoun

A substitute or assistant rector.

Prorectornoun

An officer who presides over the academic senate of a German university.

Prosectornoun

A person who prepares a body for dissection by students, or dissects them as demonstrations.

Prosectornoun

One who makes dissections for anatomical illustration; usually, the assistant of a professional anatomist.

Prosector

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.