dissection
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dissection
- /dɪˈsɛkʃən/
- /daɪˈsɛkʃən/
Rhymes with -ɛkʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin dissectiōnem, perhaps via Middle French dissection. By surface analysis, dissect + -ion.
noun dissections
- The act of dissecting. Most of the carotid artery dissections (CADs) occur spontaneously [2]. Only about 4% of all CADs result from a (poly-) trauma such as a motor vehicle accident (MVA) [4]. Bilateral ICA dissection following blunt trauma, as described in our case, have a special role in the current literature, because
- Something dissected.
- A minute and detailed examination or analysis.
- Surgical removal. neck dissection
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: autopsy, decomposition, decay, post-mortem, decomposing, anatomization, examination, analysis, vivisection, necropsy, parsing, segmentation, probe, inspection, investigation, scrutiny
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noun the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart
| Español | disección |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 해부 haebu |
| 日本語 | 解剖 kaibō |
| 中文 | 解剖 jiěpōu |
| हिन्दी | व्यवच्छेदन vyavacchedan, विच्छेदन vicchedan, चीर-फाड़ cīr-phāṛ |
| Português | dissecação |
| Français | dissection |
| Deutsch | Präparation, Dissektion |
| Italiano | dissezione |
| Ελληνικά | ανατομή anatomí |
| Română | disecție |
| Русский | диссе́кция dissékcija, рассече́ние rassečénije, разреза́ние razrezánije, препари́рование preparírovanije |
noun examination
| Español | disección |
|---|---|
| Русский | ана́лиз análiz, разбо́р razbór, изуче́ние izučénije, иссле́дование isslédovanije |
Talk about this word "dissection." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dissection. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dissection. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dissection "dissection." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dissection.Cite this
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title = {dissection},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dissection},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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