verb🔗ShareTo study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy."The veterinary student was dissecting a pig to learn about its internal organs. "medicineanatomybiologyanimalscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo study a plant or other organism's anatomy similarly."The biology students are dissecting a flower to learn about its different parts. "biologyanatomyorganismscienceplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts."The teacher is dissecting the poem, breaking it down line by line to understand its meaning. "mindsciencephilosophybiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture."The experienced surgeon was dissecting the tissue layers, carefully separating them to reach the tumor without damaging any vital blood vessels. "anatomymedicinephysiologybiologyscienceorganismbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOf an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs."The infection was dissecting through his leg, spreading along the muscle sheaths towards his knee. "medicineanatomyphysiologydiseasebodyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA dissection; a taking apart."After the engineer finished the dissecting of the old radio, he understood how it worked. "anatomybiologymedicinesciencephysiologyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
