Predissected
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having been dissected in advance. not-comparable
"There has been a trend among medical schools to eliminate the gross anatomy lab dissection, replacing it with a (far less time-consuming) study of predissected, preserved prosections and computerized simulations."
Example
More examples"There has been a trend among medical schools to eliminate the gross anatomy lab dissection, replacing it with a (far less time-consuming) study of predissected, preserved prosections and computerized simulations."
Etymology
From pre- + dissected.
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