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dissection
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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dissection - cutting so as to separate into piecesdissection - 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

dissection
noun
1. cutting up, anatomy, autopsy, dismemberment, postmortem (examination), necropsy, anatomization a growing supply of corpses for dissection
2. analysis, examination, breakdown, research, investigation, inspection, scrutiny the dissection of my proposals
Translations
dissection [dɪˈsekʃən] N [of animal] → disección f (fig) → análisis m inv minucioso
dissection [dɪˈsɛkʃən daɪˈsɛkʃən] n
(lit) [animal, corpse] → dissection f
(fig) [theory, situation, issue] → dissection f; [account, book, report, article] → épluchage m
dissection
n
(= act) (of plant)Präparation f; (of animal)Sektion f; (fig, of report, theory) → Zergliederung f
(= plant or animal dissected)Präparat nt
dissection [dɪˈsɛkʃn] n (see vb) → dissezione f, svisceramento


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Although the lesion was poorly encapsulated, it was separated from the frontalis muscle with blunt and sharp dissection (figure 2).
After standard cardiopulmonary bypass, bi-sinusal inverted Y incision was made between noncoronary cusp and right coronary cusp; and the ridge was removed with sharp dissection above the left coronary sinus.
For those already in the naturalistic camp, Raymo's case for science, as opposed to wishful thinking, won't be revelatory, but his sharp dissection of New Age fads and resurgent fundamentalism is nevertheless instructive.
 
 
 
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