Definitions for dissection
dɪˈsɛk ʃən, daɪ-dis·sec·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dissectionnoun

   cutting so as to separate into pieces

2. dissectionnoun

   a minute and critical analysis

3. dissectionnoun

   detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dissectionnoun

   The act of dissecting, or something dissected

2. dissectionnoun

   A minute and detailed examination or analysis

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

1. Dissectionnoun

   The act of separating the parts of animal bodies; anatomy.

   Etymology: dissectio, Lat.

   She cut her up; but, upon the dissection, found her just like other hens. Roger L'Estrange.

   I shall enter upon the dissection of a coquet’s heart, and communicate particularities observed in that curious piece of anatomy. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   Such strict enquiries into nature, so true and so perfect a dissection of human kind, is the work of extraordinary diligence. George Granville.

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1. Dissection

   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. dissection

   Dissection is a scientific procedure where a plant or animal's body is cut into parts or opened up to study its internal parts or structure. It is often used in medicine or biological research to learn more about how organs and systems function, cause of disease, or how a particular organism works. It can also refer to the analysis or examination of something in great detail.

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1. Dissectionnoun

   the act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I

2. Dissectionnoun

   fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination

3. Dissectionnoun

   anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an anatomical so prepared

4. Etymology: [Cf. F. dissection.]

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1. Dissection

   Dissection is the process of disassembling and observing something to determine its internal structure and as an aid to discerning the functions and relationships of its components.

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1. Dissection

   The separation and isolation of tissues for surgical purposes, or for the analysis or study of their structures.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dissection in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dissection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of dissection in a Sentence

1. Sean Orton:

   Being able to kind of peel back the superficial muscles and looking into the deep muscles and understanding the origins is a very good kind of tool before actual dissection and cadavers in the lab, seeing where those muscles are and then taking that to a real body and then observing it in a live person.

2. Robert Haas:

   [Heron] had a massive dissection of the main coronary artery.

3. Robert Haas:

   [Herron] had a massive dissection of the main coronary artery.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dissection
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dissection
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dissection
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissection
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissection
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dissection