dissect
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From Latin dissecare (“‘to cut asunder, cut up’”) < dis- (“‘asunder’”) + secare (“‘to cut’”); see section.
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to dissect (third-person singular simple present dissects, present participle dissecting, simple past and past participle dissected)
- (transitive) To study a dead animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
- (transitive) To study a plant or other organism's anatomy similarly.
- (transitive) To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.
- (transitive, anatomy, surgery) To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.
- (transitive, pathology) Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs.
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to study a dead animal's anatomy by cutting it apart
[edit] External links
- dissect in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- dissect in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- dissect at OneLook® Dictionary Search
