Medical term:
dissecting
dissect
[dĭ-sekt´, di-sekt´]to cut apart, or separate; especially, the exposure of structures of a cadaver for anatomical study.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
dis·sect
(di-sekt'), Avoid the mispronunciation dī'sekt.1. To cut apart or separate the tissues of the body for study.
2. In an operation, to separate the different structures along natural lines by dividing the connective tissue framework.
[L. dis-seco, pp. -sectus, to cut asunder]
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dissect
(dĭ-sĕkt′, dī-, dī′sĕkt′)tr.v. dis·sected, dis·secting, dis·sects
To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study.
dis·sec′ti·ble adj.
dis·sec′tor n.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
dis·sect
(di-sekt')1. To cut apart or separate the tissues of the body for study.
2. surgery To separate structures along natural lines or planes of cleavage.
[L. dis-seco, pp. -sectus, to cut asunder]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
dis·sect
(di-sekt') Avoid the mispronunciation dī'sekt.1. To cut apart or separate the tissues of the body for study.
2. In an operation, to separate the different structures along natural lines by dividing the connective tissue framework.
[L. dis-seco, pp. -sectus, to cut asunder]
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