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oses of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely. This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample. Atterbury.

Cut into several parts; divided into sections; as, a dissected map.

Capable of being dissected, or separated by dissection. Paley.

Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body; as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way between or within the coats of an artery.

The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I.

One who dissects; an anatomist.

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.

To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts.

A dissector.

The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different 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.

Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.

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

Dissection of aponeuroses.

That part of anatomy which treats of the dissection of the arteries.