dissection

[ dih-sek-shuhn, dahy- ]

/ dɪˈsɛk ʃən, daɪ- /

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noun

the act of dissecting.

something that has been dissected.

a detailed, part-by-part analysis.

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Origin of dissection

1575–85; <Latin dissectiōn- (stem of dissectiō), equivalent to dissect- (see dissect) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM dissection

re·dis·sec·tion, nounself-dis·sec·tion, noun

Words nearby dissection

dissatisfy, dissave, disseat, dissect, dissected, dissection, disseise, disseisin, disseizee, disselboom, dissemblance

How to use dissection in a sentence

However, the corpses of poor women, including executed prisoners, were sometimes obtained by doctors for dissection and anatomical study.
How medicine sought to control women’s bodies while ignoring their symptoms|Susan Okie|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
There’s a comprehensive look at loneliness in America—and an equally compelling dissection into why we sweat.
Here Are the 11 New Books You Should Read in July|Annabel Gutterman|June 30, 2021|Time
Kentaro Miura, author and creator of the influential manga “Berserk,” died on May 6 due to acute aortic dissection, according to an official statement from publisher Young Animal Comics.
Remembering Kentaro Miura, legendary creator of ‘Berserk,’ which inspired countless fantasy stories|Gene Park|May 20, 2021|Washington Post
I mentally treated the process of tidying up after each lab as “tucking in” my donor as we cleaned the dissection table, sprayed his body with preservatives, and covered his body with protective blankets.
You Can’t Dissect a Virtual Cadaver - Issue 99: Universality|Michael Denham|May 5, 2021|Nautilus

The difference was that in Britain doctors were accused of using cholera as a ruse to perform dissections.
Epidemics Have Often Led To Discrimination Against Minorities – This Time Is No Different|LGBTQ-Editor|June 9, 2020|No Straight News
Why the fascination, dissection, and constant conversation anytime Beyoncé or any female celebrity changes her hair?
The Outrage Over Beyonce’s Bettie Page Bangs: Why the Media Must Stop Objectifying Women|Phoebe Robinson|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I would go to dissection classes, cut up a human cadaver, and then go home and write about what I had learned and felt.
Doctors Can Write More Than Prescriptions: The Best Books by Doctors|Gabriel Weston|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
[Laughs] I was guy who was always looking in things in jars and blood on dissection tables.
Vampires without Glitter or Girl Problems: Inside Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Strain’|Andrew Romano|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It premiered on a fall TV slate that was overly primed for think pieces and dissection.
Why Whitney Cummings’ Dick Jokes Are Important|Kevin Fallon|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Go read John Avlon's excellent dissection of partisan journalism.
Hackery Masquerading as Journalism|Justin Green|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He went at his job with a handy adroitness which was almost scientific, it was so much like surgery, like dissection.
Overland|John William De Forest
The attendance on the two courses of dissection could be evaded, and this was frequently done.
The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812|James Blake Bailey
It was somewhat handicapped by the absence of human dissection.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh
There was a Papal bull, for instance, said to forbid dissection.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh
But the System is no substitute for dissection and experiment.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)