dissection
noun
the act of dissecting.
dissections
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pluralof dissection.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The actors John Ritter and Alan Thicke also died from aortic dissections.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Aortic dissections are sudden, often lethal and notoriously difficult to predict even in patients under close medical supervision.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Things were different in Great Britain and her colonies, where dissections left people squeamish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Settle in for some amusing dissections of popular docuseries like “Making a Murderer” and “The Jinx,” as well as the simultaneously moralizing and exploitative “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
Tyson carried out many other famous dissections, including a rattlesnake and an ostrich.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
