English Explanatory Dictionary

dissection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of dissecting.
  2. Something dissected.
  3. A minute and detailed examination or analysis.
  4. Surgical removal.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsɛkʃən/ /daɪˈsɛkʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-dissection.wav

Word forms

dissection dissections

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dissectiōnem, perhaps via Middle French dissection. By surface analysis, dissect + -ion.

Related words

dissect

Derived words

antidissection cryodissection equidissection hydrodissection immunodissection macrodissection microdissection redissection stereodissection
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