dissection
The act of dissectingThe act of dissecting.
» Tom suffered an aortic dissection and passed away.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of dissecting.
Präparation, Dissektion
диссе́кцияdissékcija, рассече́ниеrassečénije, разреза́ниеrazrezánije
дисе́кціяdysékcija, ро́зтинróztyn, розсі́ченняrozsíčennja
(countable, uncountable)Something dissected.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A minute and detailed examination or analysis.
ана́лизanáliz, разбо́рrazbór, изуче́ниеizučénije
a minute and critical analysis
(countable, uncountable)Surgical removal.
neck dissection
lymph node dissection
Examples
4 sentencesTom suffered an aortic dissection and passed away.
Performing the dissection will give you a better understanding of the internal anatomy.
"Where's Tom?" "On a dissection table."
A Danish zoo killed a baby giraffe and invited the public to watch the dissection.
deIn einem dänischen Zoo wurde ein Giraffenjunges getötet, und die Öffentlichkeit war eingeladen, der Sektion beizuwohnen.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin dissectiōnem, perhaps via Middle French dissection. By surface analysiBorrowed from Latin dissectiōnem, perhaps via Middle French dissection. By surface analysis, dissect + -ion.
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Forms
plural: dissections| Singular | dissection |
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Word family
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