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The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood; bloodletting; phlebotomy.

The dissection of an animal while alive, for the purpose of making physiological investigations.

Of or pertaining to vivisection.

One who practices or advocates vivisection; a vivisector.

The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.

The rythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.

Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.

Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations. Hume.

In an anatomical manner; by means of dissection.

One who is skilled in the art of anatomy, or dissection.

rent parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.

The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy. Coxe.

Dissection of the human body, as distinguished from zoötomy; anthropotomy. [R.]

Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body. Dunglison.

restricted sense, a member of the High Church party, or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church of England.

English Reformation; Anglican; -- sometimes restricted to the ritualistic or High Church section of the Church of England.

Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.

The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. Owen.

Dissection of aponeuroses.

case. -- Applicate ordinate, right line applied at right angles to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve.