DISSECTED

cleft, dissected

(adjective) having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

dissected

simple past tense and past participle of dissect

Source: Wiktionary

Dis*sect"ed, a.

1. Cut into several parts; divided into sections; as, a dissected map.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Cut deeply into many lobes or divisions; as, a dissected leaf.

DISSECT

Dis*sect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissected; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissecting.] Etym: [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis- + secare to cut. See Section.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition