Definitions for dissect
dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ-dis·sect

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 4 votes

1. dissectverb

   cut open or cut apart

   "dissect the bodies for analysis"

2. analyze, analyse, break down, dissect, take apartverb

   make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

   "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dissectverb

   To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.

2. dissectverb

   To study a plant or other organism's anatomy similarly.

3. dissectverb

   To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.

4. dissectverb

   To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.

   Now dissect the triceps away from its attachment on the humerus.

5. dissectverb

   Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DISSECTverb

   Etymology: disseco, Latin.

   1. To cut in pieces. It is used chiefly of anatomical enquiries, made by separation of the parts of animal bodies.

   No mask, no trick, no favour, no reserve;
   Dissect your mind, examine every nerve. Wentworth Dillon.

   Following life in creatures we dissect,
   We lose it in the moment we detect. Alexander Pope.

   2. To divide and examine minutely.

   This paragraph, that has not one ingenuous word throughout, I have dissected for a sample. Francis Atterbury.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dissect

   Dissection (from Latin dissecare "to cut to pieces"; also called anatomization) is the dismembering of the body of a deceased animal or plant to study its anatomical structure. Autopsy is used in pathology and forensic medicine to determine the cause of death in humans. Less extensive dissection of plants and smaller animals preserved in a formaldehyde solution is typically carried out or demonstrated in biology and natural science classes in middle school and high school, while extensive dissections of cadavers of adults and children, both fresh and preserved are carried out by medical students in medical schools as a part of the teaching in subjects such as anatomy, pathology and forensic medicine. Consequently, dissection is typically conducted in a morgue or in an anatomy lab. Dissection has been used for centuries to explore anatomy. Objections to the use of cadavers have led to the use of alternatives including virtual dissection of computer models.

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1. dissect

   To dissect, in a general sense, means to analyze, examine or study something in detail to understand its nature or determine its essential features. This could apply to concrete objects like biological organisms in biology, or abstract concepts like an idea or argument. The purpose is usually to gain a deeper understanding or reveal information that is not immediately obvious.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dissectverb

   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. Dissectverb

   to analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely

3. Etymology: [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis- + secare to cut. See Section.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dissect

   dis-sekt′, v.t. to cut asunder: to cut into parts for the purpose of minute examination: to divide and examine: to analyse and criticise (often hostilely, as a man's character or motives).—adj. Dissect′ible.—ns. Dissect′ing; Dissec′tion, the act or the art of cutting in pieces a plant or animal in order to ascertain the structure of its parts: anatomy.—adj. Dissect′ive, tending to dissect.—n. Dissect′or.—Dissected map, picture, a map or picture on a board cut into pieces, so that the putting of them together forms a puzzle. [L. dissecāre, dissectum—dis, asunder, secāre, to cut.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dissect in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dissect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of dissect in a Sentence

1. Lim Kit Siang:

   All Malaysians should study and dissect the most astonishing interview given by Najib on the 1MDB scandal with Reuters, i do not believe that Najib is so stupid, incompetent or ignorant, which only means he was lying through his teeth in his interview with Reuters.

2. Joe Tacopina:

   We’re not doing anything at the arraignment because that would be showmanship and nothing more because we haven’t even seen the indictment yet. We will take the indictment, we will dissect it, the team will look at every – every – potential issue that we will be able to challenge and we will challenge it.

3. Elisa Martinez:

   The fashion in which the nameless UNMHSC employee custom orders baby's brains from Boyd's abortion clinic is shocking and disgusting-- but worse, the UNMHSC employee order babies' brains to dissect with summer camp students, which is admitted by UNM HSC chief administrator in the video obtained by New Mexico Alliance for Life.

4. Jordan Kushner:

   The end results speak for themselves.We are currently focused on [Thompson’s current] trial and do not have time to dissect these police reports from 10-18 years ago. it's a shame that there's no concern about due process.

5. Anthony Fauci:

   I have real problems with that guy, he's a smart guy who's talking about things that I believe he doesn't have any real insight or knowledge or experience in. He keeps talking about things that when you dissect it out and parse it out, it doesn't make any sense.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dissect
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dissect
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dissect
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissect
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissect
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dissect