3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dissect \Dis*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissecting}.] [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis- + secare to cut. See {Section}.] 1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize. [1913 Webster] 2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely. [1913 Webster] This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dissected \Dis*sect"ed\, a. 1. Cut into several parts; divided into sections; as, a dissected map. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Cut deeply into many lobes or divisions; as, a dissected leaf. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: dissected adj : having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib [syn: {cleft}]
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