Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dissecting"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dissecting \Dis*sect"ing\, a.
1. Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable
body; as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way
between or within the coats of an artery.
2. Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as,
a dissecting wound.
3. Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a
dissecting microscope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dissect \Dis*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissected}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Dissecting}.] [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis-
+ secare to cut. See {Section}.]
1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces;
to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a
plant, for examination and to show their structure and
relations; to anatomize.
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