tr.v. dis·sect·ed, dis·sect·ing, dis·sects 1. To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study. 2. To examine, analyze, or criticize in minute detail: dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed. [Latin dissecāre, dissect-, to cut apart : dis-, dis- + secāre, to cut up; see sek- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] dis·secti·ble adj. dis·sector n. |
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