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Added 10 October 2026

dissect

/dɪˈsɛkt/ verb

In Latin: dissecō Wiktionary

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To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
To study a plant's or other organism's anatomy similarly.
To analyze an idea in detail by delineating between its parts.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin dissectus past participle of dissecare (“to cut asunder, cut up”), from dis- (“asunder”) + secare (“to cut”); see section.

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