dissection
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- disection (misspelling)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin dissectiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dissection (countable and uncountable, plural dissections)
- the act of dissecting, or something dissected
- a minute and detailed examination or analysis
- (medicine) surgical removal
Related terms edit
Translations edit
the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart
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examination
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin dissectiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dissection f (plural dissections)
Further reading edit
- “dissection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.