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Dissection

//dɪˈsɛkʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of dissecting. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    cutting so as to separate into pieces wordnet
  3. 3
    Something dissected. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work) wordnet
  5. 5
    A minute and detailed examination or analysis. countable, figuratively, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a minute and critical analysis wordnet
  2. 7
    Surgical removal. countable, uncountable

    "neck dissection"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dissectiōnem, perhaps via Middle French dissection. By surface analysis, dissect + -ion.

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