dissection
dissection
Definition
dis·sec·tion (di sek′s̸hən; also dī sek′-, dī′sek′-)
noun
- a dissecting or being dissected
- anything dissected, as a plant or animal for study
- analysis part by part; detailed examination
Etymology: LL dissectio
dissection
Synonyms
dissection
n.
Anatomization
dismemberment, vivisection, autopsy; see division 1, operation 4.Investigation
study, inquest, analysis; see examination 1, study 2.
dissection
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- aorta: Sudden death due to dissection of the aorta can occur during pregnancy.
- eyeball: That was indeed a far cry from health and safety guidance on the dissection of bovine eyeballs.
- cadaver: Traditionally, this is studied by medical students by dissection of a human cadaver.
- nerve: This retrograde dissection of the facial nerve is the more popular in China.
- animal: Who, having seen the dissection of animals, on hearing these things would admit them for even one day?
Converse of object
- undergo: Of these patients 45 patients also underwent a neck dissection.
- perform: Performing dissections of fresh corpses was the main way for them to learn.
- allow: I now understand your Department may have made a decision to reject SEAC advice and allow bovine eyeball dissection to continue.
Adjective modifier
- axillary: In a number of patients undergoing breast cancer surgery, an axillary dissection will be avoided with the risk of complications reduced.
- retroperitoneal: We review here several policies for the selection of patients for retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.
- aortic: Aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection, or large artery stenosis occurred in 27 % .
- mediastinal: This study was undertaken to evaluate the need for neck and mediastinal lymph node dissection when dealing with carcinomas of this region.
- bovine: It was also not possible to identify the scale of bovine eyeball dissection in schools from Ofsted reports or any other source.
- laparoscopic: The first widely accepted procedure was laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection for the staging of prostate cancer.
Noun used with modifier
- eyeball: The bovine eyeball dissection affair will surely become a classic.
- lymph: The first widely accepted procedure was laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection for the staging of prostate cancer.
- cadaver: Human cadaver dissection gives a fascinating insight into the spatial relationships of the structures within the human body.
- neck: There is an obvious indication for neck dissection, even in early cases.
- node: The first widely accepted procedure was laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection for the staging of prostate cancer.
- frog: How could a biology book compare to an on-line version with a video clip of, say, a frog dissection?
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