Dissecting

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dis·sect (d

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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. See Synonyms at analyze.

[Latin dissecre, dissect-, to cut apart : dis-, dis- + secre, to cut up; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]

dis·secti·ble adj.

dis·sector n.

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