Dissecting

2 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.
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     2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to
        divide and examine minutely.
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              This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample.
                                                    --Atterbury.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dissecting \Dis*sect"ing\, a.
     1. Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable
        body; as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way
        between or within the coats of an artery.
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     2. Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as,
        a dissecting wound.
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     3. Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a
        dissecting microscope.
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