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dissect definition

dis·sect (di sekt′; alsodī sekt′, dī′sekt′)

transitive verb

  1. to cut apart piece by piece; separate into parts, as a body for purposes of study; anatomize
  2. to examine or analyze closely

Etymology: < L dissectus, pp. of dissecare, to cut apart < dis-, apart + secare, to cut: see saw

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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