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  • The prosection — the work of David Abkin, whose official title also designated him a prosectionist — was a thing of beauty, an object of revulsion, mesmerizing and horrifying, anatomy in the extreme.

    Body of Knowledge Steve Giegerich 2001

  • Abkin, David as Faison’s assistant as prosectionist supply room operated by abortion, involuntary accident victims cadavers compared with

    Body of Knowledge Steve Giegerich 2001

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  • A professional anatomist whose job is to precisely, progressively, and artfully dissect cadavers to demonstrate anatomy and anatomical structures for study and photography.

    June 9, 2010