Dissecting
[dɪ'sɛkt]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dissect
(a.) 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.
(a.) Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a dissecting wound.
(a.) Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a dissecting microscope.
Typist: Meg
Examples
- Nothing like dissecting, to give one an appetite,' said Mr. Bob Sawyer, looking round the table. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- His life was made an agony by the number of fine scalpels that he felt to be incessantly engaged in dissecting his dignity. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Typist: Meg