dis|sec|tion

dis|sec|tion
dis|sec|tion «dih SEHK shuhn, dy-», noun.
1. the act of cutting apart an animal or plant, or any part of an animal or plant, in order to examine or study the structure: »

At Padua, the center of medical studies, the first public dissection (as opposed to occasional private autopsies which were performed whenever a person of consequence had died under mysterious circumstances) took place in 1341 (Erwin Panofsky).

2. an animal, plant, etc., that has been dissected.
3. Figurative. examination of something in detail or point by point; analysis: »

A dissection of your argument shows several inconsistencies.


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