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

• insectoids

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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