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dissecting Definition


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dissect
verb dissected, dissecting
    1. To cut open (a plant or dead body) for scientific or medical examination.
      Thesaurus: divide, cut, dismember, quarter, operate.
    2. To examine something in minute detail, especially critically.
      Thesaurus: examine, analyse, take apart, scrutinize, study, investigate, inspect, explore.
Derivative: dissection
noun
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin dissecare, dissectum to cut into pieces.



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