dissect /di-sektˈ or dī-/

1. To cut apart, to cut into small pieces
2. To cut (a dead animal or a plant, etc) into parts for the purpose of minute examination
3. To divide and examine
4. To analyse or criticize minutely

dissectˈed adjective

1. Deeply cut into narrow segments (botany)
2. Cut up by valleys (geology)

dissectˈible adjective

dissectˈing noun

dissecˈtion noun

1. The act or the art of cutting in pieces a plant or animal in order to ascertain the structure of its parts
2. Anatomy

dissectˈive adjective

Tending to dissect

dissectˈor noun

dissected map or dissected picture noun

A map or picture on a board cut up so as to form a puzzle

dissecting microscope noun

A form of microscope that allows dissection of the object under examination

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