p.pr. & ·vb.n. of dissect.
2. dissecting ·adj used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a dissecting microscope.
3. dissecting ·adj of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a dissecting wound.
4. dissecting ·adj dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body; as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way between or within the coats of an artery.