Inflected forms: 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. See synonyms at analyze.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin dissecre, dissect-, to cut apart : dis-, dis- + secre, to cut up; see sek- in Appendix I.
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