to dissect a body

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• dissect — ► VERB 1) methodically cut up (a body, part, or plant) in order to study its internal parts. 2) analyse in great detail. 3) (dissected) technical divided into separate parts. DERIVATIVES dissection noun dissector noun …   English terms dictionary

• dissect — [di sekt′; ] also [dī sekt′, dī′sekt΄] vt. [< L dissectus, pp. of dissecare, to cut apart < dis , apart + secare, to cut: see SAW1] 1. to cut apart piece by piece; separate into parts, as a body for purposes of study; anatomize 2. to… …   English World dictionary

• Dissect — To cut apart or separate tissue as, for example, for anatomical study or in surgery. An artery is said to dissect when its wall is torn. * * * 1. To cut apart or separate the tissues of the body for study. 2. In an operation, to separate the… …   Medical dictionary

• dissect — UK [dɪˈsekt] / US / US [daɪˈsekt] verb [transitive] Word forms dissect : present tense I/you/we/they dissect he/she/it dissects present participle dissecting past tense dissected past participle dissected 1) to cut the body of a dead person or… …   English dictionary

• dissect — dissectible, adj. dissector, n. /di sekt , duy /, v.t. 1. to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like. 2. to examine minutely part by part; analyze: to dissect an idea. [1600 10; < L… …   Universalium

• dissect — [[t]daɪse̱kt, dɪ [/t]] dissects, dissecting, dissected 1) VERB If someone dissects the body of a dead person or animal, they carefully cut it up in order to examine it scientifically. [V n] We dissected a frog in biology class. Derived words:… …   English dictionary

• dissect — [dʌɪ sɛkt, dɪ ] verb 1》 methodically cut up (a body or plant) in order to study its internal parts. 2》 analyse in minute detail. Derivatives dissection noun dissector noun Origin C16: from L. dissect , dissecare cut up …   English new terms dictionary

• dissect — dis|sect [dıˈsekt, daı ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: dissectus, from secare to cut ] 1.) to cut up the body of a dead animal or person in order to study it 2.) to examine something carefully in order to understand it ▪ books in which …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dissect — dis|sect [ dı sekt, daı sekt ] verb transitive 1. ) to cut the body of a dead person or animal into parts in order to examine them 2. ) to think about or discuss the details of something in order to understand it completely ╾ dis|sec|tion [ dı… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dissect — dis·sect || dɪ sekt v. cut up in segments for the purpose of analysis (i.e. a body, plant, etc.); examine carefully …   English contemporary dictionary

• dissect — verb (T) 1 to cut up the body of a dead person or animal in order to study it 2 to examine something in great detail so that you discover its faults or understand it better …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English