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Definition of Dissect

1. Verb. Cut open or cut apart. "Dissect the bodies for analysis"

2. Verb. Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features. "Analyze a chemical compound"

Definition of Dissect

1. v. t. To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize.

Definition of Dissect

1. Verb. (transitive) To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To study a plant or other organism's anatomy similarly. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive anatomy surgery) To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive pathology) Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dissect

1. to cut apart for scientific examination [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Dissect

1. 1. To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize. 2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely. "This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample." (Atterbury) Origin: L. Dissectus, p. P. Of dissecare; dis- + secare to cut. See Section. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dissect

dissatisfy dissatisfying dissatisfyingly dissatisfyingness dissave dissaved dissaver dissavers dissaves dissaving

dissavings disseat disseated disseating disseats dissect (current term) dissectability dissectable dissected dissectible

dissecting dissecting aneurysm dissecting cellulitis dissection dissection tubercle dissections dissector dissectors

Literary usage of Dissect

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1882)
"... this JOURNAL : "dissect up the membrane of the vagina to a considerable extent around the orifice, and carry the needles through this at some distance ..."

2. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1874)
"do not themselves dissect, only watch the dissection performed by the men. Besides professional lectures open to ladies, the system of lectures for ladies ..."

3. Thyroid and Thymus by André Crotti (1918)
"SHALL WE dissect THE PARATHYROIDS? Some surgeons have thought that they would ... Indeed, when dissect- • a cadaver, if we stop to think how difficult it is ..."

4. The British Drama: Comprehending the Best Plays in the English Language (1804)
"Aye, aye, madam ; he would dissect you. crown of your head to the sole of your foot Trade. Or, pore over you through a microscope, to see how your blood ..."

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