DISSECT


Meaning of DISSECT in English

[ dʌɪ'sɛkt , dɪ- ]

■ verb

1》 methodically cut up (a body or plant) in order to study its internal parts.

2》 analyse in minute detail.

Derivatives

~ion noun

~or noun

Origin

C16: from L. ~- , dissecare 'cut up'.

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