[ UK /da‍ɪsˈɛkʃən/ ]
[ US /ˈdaɪsɛkʃən, daɪˈsɛkʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a minute and critical analysis
  2. cutting so as to separate into pieces
  3. detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)
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How To Use dissection In A Sentence

  • His dissection of the eye yielded the distinction between cornea, retina, iris, and chorioid coat.
  • Granted, we have reams of remote sensing data from that first investigation, including the information from the detailed dissection of the spider biot done by Dr. Laura Ernst. But the cosmonauts brought home only one artifact, a tiny piece of some kind of biomechanical flower whose physical characteristics had already irreversibly changed before any of its mysteries could be understood, We have nothing else in the way of souvenirs from that first excursion. Rama Revisited
  • Thank you for such a smart dissection of an article like this, which I agree contributes to the kind of unwholesome blogosphere folderol that I try to avoid on my own blog. How to Irritate and Annoy People in the Name of Blogging « Whatever
  • This helps the surgeon identify the ureteral orifices during bladder dissection and urethral bladder reanastomosis.
  • When Bishop and Williams (no relation to the writer) were hanged for burking, i.e., murdering people in order to provide "subjects" for dissection, their bodies were sent to Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882
  • After further dissection, the surgeon exposes the pubic bone and identifies the ischium by palpation.
  • Public dissections were popular in the 16th century, with anatomical theatres open to audiences all over Europe.
  • An ascending dissection occasionally can occlude the ostium of a coronary artery and lead to myocardial infarction.
  • Feeling reasonably guilty for my lack of input in our annual dissection, I decided I needed some intellectual nutrition to atone for my sins.
  • They also continued their dissections and found the same muscle in 25 consecutive cadavers.
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