DISSECT
Dis*sect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dissecting.] Etym: [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis- + secare
to cut. See Section.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize.
2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely. This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample. Atterbury.
DISSECTED
Dis*sect"ed, a.
1. Cut into several parts; divided into sections; as, a dissected map.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Cut deeply into many lobes or divisions; as, a dissected leaf.
DISSECTIBLE
Dis*sect"i*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being dissected, or separated by dissection. Paley.