dissect
verb (used with object)
to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
dissectible
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a word derived from
dissect.
Example Sentences
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First rendered by Italian sculptor Clemente Susini around 1780, the so-called Medici Venus was the first of her kind: a life-size, anatomically correct, fully dissectible woman whose divine purpose was to educate.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2016
To demonstrate the Ear.—Examine a dissectible model of the ear, locating and naming the different parts.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
