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dissect Definition

dis·sect (di sekt′; alsodī sekt′, dī′sekt′)

transitive verb

  1. to cut apart piece by piece; separate into parts, as a body for purposes of study; anatomize
  2. to examine or analyze closely

Etymology: < L dissectus, pp. of dissecare, to cut apart < dis-, apart + secare, to cut: see saw

dissect Synonyms

dissect

v.

  1. To anatomize

    dismember, quarter, operate, perform an autopsy; see cut 1, divide 1.

  2. To examine

    scrutinize, investigate, inspect; see analyze 1, examine 1.

dissect Usage Examples

Object

  • forceps: Control the bedding of each loop of the suture line with the dissecting forceps.
  • eyeball: PaulM: We started talking about The One because Martin dissected an eyeball.
  • cadaver: Galen himself couldn't dissect human cadavers, because Romans were even more appalled by the notion than the Greeks.
  • microscope: I recently had occasion to examine one of the stereo dissecting microscopes from China.
  • aneurysm: The majority of people with an untreated dissecting aneurysm will die within a few weeks.
  • plateau: It lies on the northern edge of a vast undulating plateau dissected by forested rocky valleys.

Subject

  • valley: The entire mountain is deeply dissected by valleys radiating from the peaks, which are largely attributed to glacial erosion.
  • stream: Both ridges are much dissected by numerous streams, flowing generally at right angles to the main trend of the country.
  • river: All the partners were regions dissected by rivers, or in the case of Greater Bergen, fjords.

Modifying Another Word

  • deeply: The entire mountain is deeply dissected by valleys radiating from the peaks, which are largely attributed to glacial erosion.
  • carefully: Each examined tooth was carefully dissected from the upper jaw.
  • then: Dissect 50 % of what is printed and then dissect that by the same amount was the advice given.
  • n't: Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion but do n't dissect the team or the performance quite yet.
  • only: So far we have only dissected the conflict and shown its ramifications.
  • not: Single sex schools are not dissected in this way.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • out: Should they be cut out, or tied off, injected, dilated, or should they be dissected out very carefully?

Used with why or when

  • what: They could be used to dissect what Mbd3 is needed for.

Preposition: by

  • valley: The entire mountain is deeply dissected by valleys radiating from the peaks, which are largely attributed to glacial erosion.
  • stream: Both ridges are much dissected by numerous streams, flowing generally at right angles to the main trend of the country.
  • river: All the partners were regions dissected by rivers, or in the case of Greater Bergen, fjords.