C1nounformalscienceacademic
US/dɪˈsek.ʃən/
UK/dɪˈsek.ʃən/
cutting up a dead body, animal or plant to study it; also a very detailed examination of something
In context
In biology class we did a dissection of a frog.
Medical students learn anatomy through the dissection of human bodies.
The article is a careful dissection of the government's budget.
Words that go with dissection
noun + preposition
- dissection ofThe film is a dissection of modern family life.
adjective + noun
- careful dissectionA careful dissection of the data showed the error.
- detailed dissectionThe book offers a detailed dissection of the crisis.
noun + noun
- frog dissectionSome students refuse to take part in frog dissection.
verb + noun
- perform a dissectionThe students performed a dissection under supervision.