Thesaurus: dissection

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1. n. The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I.
2. n. Fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination.
3. n. Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an anatomical so prepared.
4. n. cutting so as to separate into pieces
5. n. a minute and critical analysis
6. n. detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)
7. 1. The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I. 2. Fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination. 3. Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an anatomical so prepared. Dissection wound, a poisoned wound incurred during the dissection of a dead body.
8. n:100 n. cutting so as to separate into pieces n. a minute and critical analysis n. detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)