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Definition of dissection
1 : the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
2 : an anatomical specimen prepared by dissecting
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Examples of dissection in a Sentence
the book's dissection of the problem of obesity in this country
Recent Examples of dissection from the Web
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Placing a camera anywhere near Pac’s life would be open season for considerable dissection.
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The first part amounts to a comprehensive dissection of profiteering in sector after sector of the health economy, buttressed by extensive reporting on the human impact of these developments.
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From the invasion of Manchuria in 1931 until their surrender in 1945, Japan engaged in germ warfare, slave labor, mass rapes and dissection of live bodies for medical research.
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That news, plus free copies of Rising Storm, a mercifully not-delayed-yet Divinity: Original Sin II release date, a technical dissection of Destiny 2's multiplayer back-end, Neill Blomkamp's experiments with Steam as a film platform, and more.
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The cause was an acute ascending aortic dissection, said his wife, Patricia Roman.
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Sometimes his children would be treated to science presentations at home, including frog dissections on the bedroom floor.
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Larson was 35, and the cause of death was an aortic dissection.
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Notably, Comey’s lengthy dissection of Clinton’s errors in that news conference offered Trump lots of ammunition to attack her.
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First Known Use of dissection
1578
DISSECTION Defined for Kids
dissection
playDefinition of dissection for Students
: the act of cutting something or taking something apart for examination
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of dissection
1: the act or process of dissecting or separating: asa: the surgical removal along natural lines of cleavage of tissues which are or might become diseasedb: the digital separation of tissues (as in heart-valve operations)—compare finger fracturec: a pathological splitting or separation of tissue—see aortic dissection
2a: something (as a part or the whole of an animal) that has been dissectedb: an anatomical specimen prepared in this way
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