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.

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. Paul Valery:

   Man is only man at the surface. Remove the skin, dissect, and immediately you come to machinery.

2. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   Mind is like an archaeologist, it can only dissect and research dead things, events on how, when, where & why. It can never be in the NOW. Only BEING is capable to be in the NOW and EXPERIENCE!

3. Superintendent Andrew Pulver:

   We'll teach kids how to dissect a squid. We'll take kids on nature hikes. They'll learn how to build shelters. They'll learn how to identify different trees and plants, it's really about teaching kids about the love of nature. The point of outdoor education is to help people grow. It's certainly not to traumatize anybody. … That's not why we're in business.

4. Henry Kravis:

   At KKR, we devote a great deal of time, attention and creativity trying to dissect, understand and anticipate change with the goal of achieving consistently strong returns for our investors.

5. 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.

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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. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissect
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dissect