dissection
NounUS[dahy-sek-shuhn]/daɪˈsɛkʃən/3 syllablesalso [dahy-sek-shuhn] /ˈdaɪsɛkʃən/
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Noun (3)
- cutting so as to separate into piecesType of cut, cutting
- a minute and critical analysisType of analysis, analytic thinking
- detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)Type of analysis
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Dis·sec′tion noun
Origin: 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54