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dis⋅sect

  [di-sekt, dahy-]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
2. to examine minutely part by part; analyze: to dissect an idea.
Origin:
1600–10; < L dissectus (ptp. of dissecāre to cut up), equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + sec- cut + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
dis⋅sec⋅ti⋅ble, adjective
dis⋅sec⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. anatomize.
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dis·sect   (dĭ-sěkt', dī-, dī'sěkt')   
tr.v.   dis·sect·ed, dis·sect·ing, dis·sects

  1. To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study.

  2. To examine, analyze, or criticize in minute detail: dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed. See Synonyms at analyze.


[Latin dissecāre, dissect-, to cut apart : dis-, dis- + secāre, to cut up; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]
dis·sec'ti·ble adj., dis·sec'tor n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·sect
Pronunciation: dis-'ekt; dI-'sekt, 'dI-"
Function: transitive verb
: to cut so as to separate into pieces or to expose theseveral parts of (as an animal or a cadaver) for scientific examination; specifically : to separate or follow along natural lines of cleavage (as through connective tissue)<dissect out the regional lymph nodes> dissecting aneurysm> dissect intransitive senses
: to make a medical dissection —dis·sec·tor /-&r/ noun
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Medical Dictionary

dissect dis·sect (dĭ-sěkt', dī-, dī'sěkt')
v. dis·sect·ed, dis·sect·ing, dis·sects

  1. To cut apart or separate tissue, especially for anatomical study.

  2. In surgery, to separate different anatomical structures along natural lines by dividing the connective tissue framework.

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dissect   (dĭ-sěkt', dī'sěkt')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. To cut apart or separate body tissues or organs, especially for anatomical study.

  2. In surgery, to separate different anatomical structures along natural lines by dividing the connective tissue framework.


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