Dissection

Dissection
Dissection Dis*sec"tion, n. [Cf. F. dissection.] 1. The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I. [1913 Webster]

2. Fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination. [1913 Webster]

3. Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an anatomical so prepared. [1913 Webster]

{Dissection wound}, a poisoned wound incurred during the dissection of a dead body. [1913 Webster]


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  • dissection — [ disɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1538; lat. dissectio, de dissecare « couper » 1 ♦ Action de disséquer, de séparer et d analyser méthodiquement les parties (d un corps organisé). La dissection du corps humain, d un cadavre. ⇒ autopsie. Dissection pratiquée… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • dissection — DISSECTION. s. f. Action de celui qui dissèque un corps, ou l état d un corps disséqué. Faire une dissection. Assister à une dissection. Dissection anatomique …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • dissection — (n.) 1580s, from M.Fr. dissection, from M.L. dissectionem (nom. dissectio), noun of action from pp. stem of L. dissecare cut in pieces, from dis apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + secare to cut (see SECTION (Cf. section)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • dissection — [n1] cutting up, particularly of a dead body anatomization, anatomy, autopsy, dismemberment, examination, necropsy, operation, postmortem, vivisection; concepts 176,310 Ant. connection, joining, mending, sewing dissection [n2] thorough analysis… …   New thesaurus

  • Dissection — (v. lat. Dissectio, Anat.), Zerschneidung eines todten od. lebenden Körpers nach Grundsätzen u. Regeln der Wissenschaft, um innere Theile sichtbar u. der Untersuchung zugänglich zu machen. Dissectio nervorum, Durchschneidung der Nerven, so v.w.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Dissection — Dissection, lat. deutsch, in der Anatomie die kunstgerechte Zergliederung eines Körpers …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • dissection — index analysis, dichotomy, hornbook, indagation, split Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • dissection — DISSECTION: Outrage à la majesté de la mort …   Dictionnaire des idées reçues

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