dissection
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ʃən, daɪ- noun
1.
the act of dissecting.
2.
something that has been dissected.
3.
a detailed, part-by-part analysis.
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World English Dictionary
dissect (dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to cut open and examine the structure of (a dead animal or plant) |
| 2. | (tr) to examine critically and minutely |
| [C17: from Latin dissecāre, from | |
| dis'sectible | |
| —adj | |
| dis'section | |
| —n | |
| dis'sector | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
dissection
1580s, introduced by Francis Bacon, from M.Fr. dissection, from M.L. dissectionem, from stem of L. dissecare "cut in pieces," from dis- "apart" + secare "to cut" (see section).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
dissection dis·sec·tion (dĭ-sěk'shən, dī-)
n.
The act or an instance of dissecting.
Something that has been dissected, such as a tissue specimen under study.
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Example sentences
No surprise, then, that the dissection of the human body attracts so many attempts at explication.
For one body, for example, scanning revealed a lethal stroke that dissection missed.
It's more an instinctive longing that won't stand dissection.
The book shifts halfway through into a lower gear and becomes a fragmented and partial dissection of a career.
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