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Dissect
Meaning
Verb
●
To study an animal's
anatomy
by
cutting it
apart; to
perform
a
necropsy
or an autopsy.
●
To study a
plant
or other organism's
anatomy
similarly.
●
To
analyze
an
idea
in detail
by
separating
it into its parts.
●
In Anatomy & Surgery:
To
separate
muscles
,
organs
,
and so on
without
cutting
into them or
disrupting
their architecture.
●
In Pathology:
Of an
infection
or
foreign
material
,
following
the
fascia
separating
muscles
or other organs.
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Origin
dissect
English
dissecare
Latin
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Etym
Related
Deconstruct
Scrutinize
Analyse
Examine
Analyze
Contextualize
Uncover
Debunk
Reconstruct
Investigate
Decipher
Evaluate
Interpret
Parse
Explore
Discover
Observe
Digest
Summarize
Define
Unravel
Recognize
Delineate
Clarify
Visualize
Classify
Comprehend
Discuss
Study
Understand
Characterize
Explain
Transcribe
Grasp
Describe
Identify
Reveal
Assess
Elucidate
Manipulate
Distinguish
Outline
Interrogate
Survey
View
Utilize
Categorize
Organize
Research
Structure
Inspect
Conceptualize
Compose
Reinterpret
Isolate
Highlight
Contemplate
Formulate
Break Down
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Rhymes
Lect
Sect
Rekt
Elect
Eject
Erect
Spect
Pecked
Infect
Necked
Detect
Kecked
Reject
Inject
Expect
Deject
Effect
Object
Abject
Direct
Affect
Select
Bisect
Lekked
Protect
Reflect
Trekked
Cathect
Convect
Wrecked
Respect
Despect
Inflect
Subject
Trisect
Neglect
Deflect
Collect
Correct
Suspect
Inspect
Connect
Dissect
Checked
Project
Renecked
Deselect
Indirect
Prospect
Transect
Vivisect
Redirect
Disinfect
Resurrect
Retroject
Unchecked
Reinspect
Intersect
Incorrect
Interject
Recollect
Disconnect
Introspect
Disrespect
Counterobject
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