Dissector

Prosectors: who are they and why do they need it?

A prosector was a doctor who performed autopsies on the bodies of dead people in order to study the causes of death, as well as to conduct pathological and anatomical studies. This profession originally originated in Ancient Egypt, but only developed in the Middle Ages. At that time, prosectors were engaged not only in autopsies, but also in treating sick people. However, as medical science developed, this profession became narrower and more specialized in nature - autopsies were used in forensic medicine to determine the causes of death.

Today, this word is considered obsolete and most often refers to employees of large medical and scientific institutions, such as pathology departments and museums. If earlier they looked at it as a cruel element