Associations to the word «Dissect»
Noun
- Microscope
- Anatomy
- Galen
- Corpse
- Incision
- Frog
- Happening
- Compulsion
- Specimen
- Surgeon
- Physiology
- Whale
- Psychologist
- Biology
- Brain
- Plateau
- Disappearance
- Nerve
- Triangle
- Motive
- Animal
- Body
- Organ
- Tissue
- Signaling
- Scientist
- Knife
- Phenomenon
- Accuracy
- Theologian
- Insight
- Creature
- Cage
- Pathway
- Complexity
- Membrane
- Defect
- Secret
- Thread
- Limb
- Amusement
- Mechanism
- Spider
- Layer
- Tool
- Insect
- Muscle
- Surgery
- Robot
- Laboratory
- Study
- Technique
- Critic
- Doctor
- Human
- Process
- Piece
- Molecule
- Bone
- Preparation
- Pig
- Gaze
- Bat
Adjective
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Wiktionary
DISSECT, verb. (transitive) To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
DISSECT, verb. (transitive) To study a plant or other organism's anatomy similarly.
DISSECT, verb. (transitive) To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.
DISSECT, verb. (transitive) (anatomy) (surgery) To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.
DISSECT, verb. (transitive) (pathology) Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs.
Dictionary definition
DISSECT, verb. Cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis".
DISSECT, verb. Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound".
Wise words
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