dissection

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dis·sec·tion | \ dī-ˈsek-shən

also di-

, ˈdī-ˌsek-

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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the book's dissection of the problem of obesity in this country

Recent Examples on the Web After Ritter's untimely death in 2003 from an aortic dissection, his family started the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health. — Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2022 The problem was, the typical bird-dissection technique focused almost entirely on the male. — Rachel E. Gross, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2022 The Demaines began this puzzle-font experiganza around the turn of the century with a dissection puzzle — a puzzle whereby one shape, or polygon, is sliced up and reassembled into other geometric shapes. — Siobhan Roberts, New York Times, 25 June 2021 In 2014, an anatomy student was horrified to discover the cadaver on his dissection table was a friend who disappeared two weeks earlier. — Washington Post, 21 June 2021 Three broad openings puncture this cubic block, and rather abruptly (suggesting a dissection rather than a natural aperture). — Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022 The scene immediately brings to mind AOC’s similar semiotics-savvy dissection of her opponent’s campaign pamphlet in House. — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2022 She was known for her cool and ruthless dissection of culture and politics, from hippies to presidential campaigns to the kidnapping of Patty Hearst. — Fox News, 24 Dec. 2021 There will also be panels and discussions focusing on visionaries of creator and influencer marketing, music industry strategies, film and TV breakthrough campaigns, and the dissection of how fan universes are built around franchises. — William Earl, Variety, 10 Mar. 2022 See More

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