Definition of dissection

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Dissection (n.) The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I..

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Subject :: Subject (a.) That which is subjected, or submitted to, any physical operation or process; specifically (Anat.), a dead body used for the purpose of dissection..
Histotomy :: Histotomy (n.) The dissection of organic tissues.
Dissection :: Dissection (n.) Fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination.
Demonstrate :: Demonstrate (v. t.) To exhibit and explain (a dissection or other anatomical preparation).
Burke :: Burke (v. t.) To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection..
Androtomy :: Androtomy (n.) Dissection of the human body, as distinguished from zootomy; anthropotomy..
Osteotomy :: Osteotomy (n.) The dissection or anatomy of bones; osteology.
Arteriotomy :: Arteriotomy (n.) That part of anatomy which treats of the dissection of the arteries.
Neurotomy :: Neurotomy (n.) The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system..
Anatomical :: Anatomical (a.) Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations..
Aponeurotomy :: Aponeurotomy (n.) Dissection of aponeuroses.
Resurrectionist :: Resurrectionist (n.) One who steals bodies from the grave, as for dissection..
Preparator :: Preparator (n.) One who prepares beforehand, as subjects for dissection, specimens for preservation in collections, etc..
Dissection :: Dissection (n.) Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an anatomical so prepared..
Costotome :: Costotome (n.) An instrument (chisel or shears) to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity, in post-mortem examinations and dissections..
Anthropotomy :: Anthropotomy (n.) The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy.
Entomotomy :: Entomotomy (n.) The science of the dissection of insects.
Autopsy :: Autopsy (a.) Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination..
Angiotomy :: Angiotomy (n.) Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body.
Myotomy :: Myotomy (n.) The dissection, or that part of anatomy which treats of the dissection, of muscles..
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