dissection
English
Alternative forms
- disection (misspelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dissectiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪˈsɛkʃən/, /daɪˈsɛkʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛkʃən
Noun
dissection (countable and uncountable, plural dissections)
- the act of dissecting, or something dissected
- a minute and detailed examination or analysis
- (medicine) surgical removal
Related terms
Translations
the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dissectiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.sɛk.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “dissection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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