dissection

dis·sec·tion  (d-skshn, d-)

n.

1. The act or an instance of dissecting.

2. Something that has been dissected, such as a tissue specimen under study.

3. A detailed examination or analysis.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dissection - cutting so as to separate into pieces cutting, cut - the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
	2.	dissection - a minute and critical analysis analytic thinking, analysis - the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
	3.	dissection - detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work) analysis - an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

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dissection

noun 1. cutting up, anatomy, autopsy, dismemberment, postmortem (examination), necropsy, anatomization

noun 2. analysis, examination, breakdown, research, investigation, inspection, scrutiny