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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Entomotomy :: Entomotomy (n.) The science of the dissection of insects.
Ichthyoomy :: Ichthyoomy (n.) The anatomy or dissection of fishes.
Zootomy :: Zootomy (n.) The dissection or the anatomy of animals; -- distinguished from androtomy.
Androtomy :: Androtomy (n.) Dissection of the human body, as distinguished from zootomy; anthropotomy..
Osteotomy :: Osteotomy (n.) The dissection or anatomy of bones; osteology.
Phytotomy :: Phytotomy (n.) The dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy.
Demonstration :: Demonstration (n.) The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or other anatomical preparation.
Anatomist :: Anatomist (n.) One who is skilled in the art of anatomy, or dissection..
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..
Anatomy :: Anatomy (n.) The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection..
Dissecting :: Dissecting (a.) Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a dissecting wound..
Adenotomy :: Adenotomy (n.) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands..
Preparator :: Preparator (n.) One who prepares beforehand, as subjects for dissection, specimens for preservation in collections, etc..
Herpetotomy :: Herpetotomy (n.) The anatomy or dissection of reptiles.
Costotome :: Costotome (n.) An instrument (chisel or shears) to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity, in post-mortem examinations and dissections..
Neurotomy :: Neurotomy (n.) The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system..
Burkism :: Burkism (n.) The practice of killing persons for the purpose of selling their bodies for dissection.
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..
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..
Andranatomy :: Andranatomy (n.) The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy..
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