01 v. t. 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 …
imp. & p. p.
Dissected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dissecting
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1.
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.(Anat.)
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2.
To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely.“This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample.” — Atterbury.