dissection Definition

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.