English
Pronunciation
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Verb
en-verb
- transitive To study a dead animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
- transitive To study a plant or other organism's anatomy similarly.
- transitive To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.
- context|transitive|anatomy|surgery To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.
#: Now dissect the triceps away from its attachment on the humerus.
- context|transitive|pathology Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs.
Derived terms
dissection
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fr:dissect
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fi:dissect
te:dissect
vi:dissect
zh:dissect
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