Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of dissecting.

    Präparation, Dissektion

    диссе́кцияdissékcija, рассече́ниеrassečénije, разреза́ниеrazrezánije

    дисе́кціяdysékcija, ро́зтинróztyn, розсі́ченняrozsíčennja

  2. (countable, uncountable)Something dissected.

  3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A minute and detailed examination or analysis.

    ана́лизanáliz, разбо́рrazbór, изуче́ниеizučénije

    a minute and critical analysis

  4. (countable, uncountable)Surgical removal.

    neck dissection

    lymph node dissection

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Tom suffered an aortic dissection and passed away.

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  2. Performing the dissection will give you a better understanding of the internal anatomy.

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  3. "Where's Tom?" "On a dissection table."

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  4. 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.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart:
Русский
By meaning 2
the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart:
examination:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin dissectiōnem, perhaps via Middle French dissection. By surface analysi

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

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