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DISSECTION
dissection
(noun) cutting so as to separate into pieces
dissection
(noun) detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)
dissection
(noun) a minute and critical analysis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dissection (countable and uncountable, plural dissections)
the act of dissecting, or something dissected
a minute and detailed examination or analysis
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Dis*sec"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dissection.]
1. The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I.
2. Fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination.
3. Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an anatomical so prepared. Dissection wound, a poisoned wound incurred during the dissection of a dead body.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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