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Dissection \Dis*sec"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dissection.]
1. The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection
of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of
Francis I.
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2. Fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of
critical examination.
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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.
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{Dissection wound}, a poisoned wound incurred during the
dissection of a dead body.
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