Glossary of Medical Terms

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DISSECT

1. To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for inspection and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize. 2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely. "This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample." (Atterbury) Origin: L. Dissectus, p. P. Of dissecare; dis- + secare to cut. See Section. Source: Websters Vocabulary
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