Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛkʃən/
noun the action of dissecting a body or plant to study its internal parts
A1 The students watched a dissection of a frog in science class.
A2 She learned about the dissection of plants in her biology course.
B1 The dissection of the argument revealed several flaws in the reasoning.
B2 The dissection of the novel's themes provided deeper insight into the author's intentions.
C1 The dissection of the company's financial statements uncovered fraudulent activity.
C2 The dissection of the historical document revealed new information about the time period.
verb to cut open and examine the structure of a body or plant
A1 The students are learning about the dissection of frogs in biology class.
A2 She carefully dissected the flower to examine its different parts.
B1 The surgeon had to perform a dissection of the patient's abdomen to remove the tumor.
B2 The forensic scientist meticulously dissected the evidence to uncover the truth.
C1 The researcher spent months dissecting the data to analyze the trends.
C2 The historian dissects historical documents to uncover hidden truths about the past.
formal The biology students conducted a dissection of a frog to study its anatomy.
informal We had to do a dissection in biology class today, it was pretty gross.
slang I can't believe we have to do a dissection, it's so lame.
figurative The journalist's dissection of the political scandal revealed shocking details.
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