dissected
adjective
dis·sect·ed
dī-ˈsek-təd 
also di-,
ˈdī-ˌsek-
1
: cut deeply into fine lobes
a dissected leaf
2
: divided into hills and ridges (as by gorges)
a dissected plateau
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Alexander Bardi-Spröwitz has seen more dissected ostriches than the average engineer.
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Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2022
In another set of experiments, the scientists looked at the dissected brains of the mice and studied the gene activity and shape of individual brain cells.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 23 Oct. 2019
Harris’ comments, and a Biden performance many political observers found underwhelming, were among the most dissected aspects of the debates that stretched over two nights.
—Nico Savidge, The Mercury News, 29 June 2019
Grevillea ‘Kings Fire’ (PP27,875) displays the slender, dissected leaves common to this series.
—Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2017
No presidential relationship has been more dissected than the one between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin, a dynamic only heightened by the swirl of investigations into whether Mr. Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia to sway the election in his favor.
—Julie Hirschfeld Davis, New York Times, 18 July 2017
Drake Guerrero held a dissected pig's heart, role-played a sick patient, and had an emergency medical technician treat him on a gurney at Porter Regional Hospital.
—Michael Gonzalez, Post-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2017
Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2022
In another set of experiments, the scientists looked at the dissected brains of the mice and studied the gene activity and shape of individual brain cells.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 23 Oct. 2019
Harris’ comments, and a Biden performance many political observers found underwhelming, were among the most dissected aspects of the debates that stretched over two nights.
—Nico Savidge, The Mercury News, 29 June 2019
Grevillea ‘Kings Fire’ (PP27,875) displays the slender, dissected leaves common to this series.
—Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2017
No presidential relationship has been more dissected than the one between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin, a dynamic only heightened by the swirl of investigations into whether Mr. Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia to sway the election in his favor.
—Julie Hirschfeld Davis, New York Times, 18 July 2017
Drake Guerrero held a dissected pig's heart, role-played a sick patient, and had an emergency medical technician treat him on a gurney at Porter Regional Hospital.
—Michael Gonzalez, Post-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2017
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