dissected

[dih-sek-tid, dahy-] /dɪˈsɛk tɪd, daɪ-/
adjective
1.
Botany. deeply divided into numerous segments, as a leaf.
2.
Physical Geography. separated, by erosion, into many closely spaced crevices or gorges, as the surface of a plateau.
Origin
1625-35; dissect + -ed2
Related forms
undissected, adjective
well-dissected, adjective

dissect

[dih-sekt, dahy-] /dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ-/
verb (used with object)
1.
to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
2.
to examine minutely part by part; analyze:
to dissect an idea.
Origin
1600-10; < Latin dissectus (past participle of dissecāre to cut up), equivalent to dis- dis-1 + sec- cut + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
dissectible, adjective
dissector, noun
redissect, verb (used with object)
self-dissecting, adjective
Can be confused
bisect, dissect.
Synonyms
1, 2. anatomize.
Examples from the web for dissected
  • They are experts who have earned advanced degrees, dissected data, and published books.
  • Each dissected body will reveal a different tissue or organ system.
  • Once the parasites have had time to breed in the mosquitoes, the insects are killed and dissected under a microscope.
  • So the legitimate supply consisted largely of the corpses of executed criminals, dissected as their final punishment.
  • On the other hand, for a change they're not the ones whose judgment is being dissected, debated and criticised.
  • These are the places in which the signal is being dissected and processed.
  • Why they don't care and are so disaffected should be dissected afterwards but that does not excuse their actions.
  • But electoral decisions are not made in laboratory settings where issues are dissected.
  • The narratives of destroyed lives and broken families have never been dissected in magazines, or in books, or in syndication.
  • The walls have been dissected by landslides forming reentrants.
British Dictionary definitions for dissected

dissected

/dɪˈsɛktɪd; daɪ-/
adjective
1.
(botany) in the form of narrow lobes or segments: dissected leaves
2.
(geology) (of plains) cut by erosion into hills and valleys, esp following tectonic movements

dissect

/dɪˈsɛkt; daɪ-/
verb
1.
to cut open and examine the structure of (a dead animal or plant)
2.
(transitive) to examine critically and minutely
Derived Forms
dissectible, adjective
dissection, noun
dissector, noun
Word Origin
C17: from Latin dissecāre, from dis-1 + secāre to cut
Word Origin and History for dissected

dissect

v.

c.1600, from Latin dissectus, past participle of dissecare "to cut to pieces" (see dissection). Or perhaps a back-formation from dissection. Related: Dissected; dissecting.

dissected in Medicine

dissect dis·sect (dĭ-sěkt', dī-, dī'sěkt')
v. dis·sect·ed, dis·sect·ing, dis·sects

  1. To cut apart or separate tissue, especially for anatomical study.

  2. In surgery, to separate different anatomical structures along natural lines by dividing the connective tissue framework.

dissected in Science
dissect
  (dĭ-sěkt', dī'sěkt')   

  1. To cut apart or separate body tissues or organs, especially for anatomical study.

  2. In surgery, to separate different anatomical structures along natural lines by dividing the connective tissue framework.