dictionary help| dissection | medical dictionary |
1. The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I.
2. The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination.
3. Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an anatomical so prepared. Dissection wound, a poisoned wound incurred during the dissection of a dead body.
Origin: Cf. F. Dissection.
(01 Mar 1998)
dissecting cellulitis, dissecting thoracic aneurysm, dissecting thoracic aorta < Prev | Next > dissection tubercle, disseizoress, Disse, Josef
Bookmark with:      | word visualiser | Go and visit our forums  |
