dissecting


dis·sect

D0286400 (dĭ-sĕkt′, dī-, dī′sĕkt′)tr.v. dis·sect·ed, dis·sect·ing, dis·sects 1. To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study.2. To examine, analyze, or criticize in minute detail: dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed.
[Latin dissecāre, dissect-, to cut apart : dis-, dis- + secāre, to cut up; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]
dis·sec′ti·ble adj.dis·sec′tor n.