Meaning of Dissection

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Dissection

1. 1
   n.

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

2. 2
   n.

   Fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination.

3. 3
   n.

   Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an anatomical so prepared.

4. 4
   n.

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

5. 5
   n.

   Fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination.

6. 6
   n.

   Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an anatomical so prepared.