dissection
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/dɪˈsekʃn/
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/dɪˈsekʃn/
noun
R
Cutting up a dead body, plant, or animal to study its insides.
In biology class, we did a dissection of a frog to understand its organs.
R
Examining something very closely or talking about it in great detail.
The teacher asked us to do a dissection of the poem to understand its meaning.
translation
Cutting up a dead body, plant, or animal to study its insides.; Examining something very closely or talking about it in great detail.
Word Forms
Plural
dissections