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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Splenotomy :: Splenotomy (n.) Dissection or anatomy of the spleen.
Zootomy :: Zootomy (n.) The dissection or the anatomy of animals; -- distinguished from androtomy.
Prosector :: Prosector (n.) One who makes dissections for anatomical illustration; usually, the assistant of a professional anatomist..
Dissecting :: Dissecting (a.) Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a dissecting wound..
Ichthyoomy :: Ichthyoomy (n.) The anatomy or dissection of fishes.
Ornithotomy :: Ornithotomy (n.) The anatomy or dissection of birds.
Adenotomy :: Adenotomy (n.) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands..
Entomotomy :: Entomotomy (n.) The science of the dissection of insects.
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..
Anatomical :: Anatomical (a.) Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations..
Herpetotomy :: Herpetotomy (n.) The anatomy or dissection of reptiles.
Chondrotomy :: Chondrotomy (n.) The dissection of cartilages.
Phytotomy :: Phytotomy (n.) The dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy.
Dissection :: 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..
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..
Preparator :: Preparator (n.) One who prepares beforehand, as subjects for dissection, specimens for preservation in collections, etc..
Vivisection :: Vivisection (n.) The dissection of an animal while alive, for the purpose of making physiological investigations..
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..
Myotomy :: Myotomy (n.) The dissection, or that part of anatomy which treats of the dissection, of muscles..
Anthropotomical :: Anthropotomical (a.) Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies..
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