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dis·sect
vt : to cut so as to separate into pieces or to expose the several parts of (as an animal or a cadaver) for scientific examination : specif : to separate or follow along natural lines of cleavage (as through connective tissue) < out the regional lymph nodes> <a ing aneurysm> vi : to make a medical dissection dis*sec*tor n
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Similar sounding terms: discoid
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