dissection
noun
dis·sec·tion
dī-ˈsek-shən 
ˈdī-ˌsek-
also
di-
ˈdī-ˌsek-
1
: the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
2
: an anatomical specimen prepared by dissecting
Synonyms
Examples of dissection in a Sentence
the book's dissection of the problem of obesity in this country
Recent Examples on the Web
Following here is a sampling of Wall Street forecasts, followed by a fine dissection of one method for estimating future stock returns.
—
William Baldwin, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Each new wrinkle required copious hours of unpacking, and every hypothetical warranted dissection.
—Natalie Babcock, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Stefanie Smith, a 41-year-old mother of two teenagers from Danville, suffered a carotid artery dissection, Chris Volz said.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
In this damning dissection, Intercept journalists lay bare the decisions that led to the story’s publication in the first place, some of which one of the freelancers, Anat Schwartz, articulated in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 news.
—Longreads, 8 Mar. 2024
The aortic dissection came seemingly out of nowhere.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Further studies will be required to fully demystify past medical practices and to better delineate the difference between autopsies and dissections, researchers said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
Reading all 1,000-odd pages of Infinite Jest, or watching all three hours of Oppenheimer, is considered a worthwhile accomplishment in a way that watching a 60-second TikTok dissection of shower grout is not.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2024
The bodies that came to us for dissection were those of panhandlers and orphans unclaimed after death who had died on the streets of the city and came to us via the mortuaries.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2024
William Baldwin, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Each new wrinkle required copious hours of unpacking, and every hypothetical warranted dissection.
—Natalie Babcock, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Stefanie Smith, a 41-year-old mother of two teenagers from Danville, suffered a carotid artery dissection, Chris Volz said.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
In this damning dissection, Intercept journalists lay bare the decisions that led to the story’s publication in the first place, some of which one of the freelancers, Anat Schwartz, articulated in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 news.
—Longreads, 8 Mar. 2024
The aortic dissection came seemingly out of nowhere.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Further studies will be required to fully demystify past medical practices and to better delineate the difference between autopsies and dissections, researchers said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
Reading all 1,000-odd pages of Infinite Jest, or watching all three hours of Oppenheimer, is considered a worthwhile accomplishment in a way that watching a 60-second TikTok dissection of shower grout is not.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2024
The bodies that came to us for dissection were those of panhandlers and orphans unclaimed after death who had died on the streets of the city and came to us via the mortuaries.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2024
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dissection
noun
dis·sec·tion
-ˈsek-shən
-ˌsek-
1
: the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
2
: a plant or animal or a part of one that has been dissected for study of the anatomy
Medical Definition
dissection
noun
dis·sec·tion
dis-ˈek-shən; dī-ˈsek-
ˈdī-ˌ
ˈdī-ˌ
1
: the act or process of dissecting or separating: as
a
: the surgical removal along natural lines of cleavage of tissues which are or might become diseased
b
: the digital separation of tissues (as in heart-valve operations) compare finger fracture
c
: a pathological splitting or separation of tissue see aortic dissection
2
a
: something (as a part or the whole of an animal) that has been dissected
b
: an anatomical specimen prepared in this way
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