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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body;

as, a

dissecting

aneurism, one which makes its way between or within the coats of an artery

Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection;

as, a

dissecting

wound

Used for or in dissecting;

as, a

dissecting

knife; a

dissecting

microscope.

ppr.

Cutting in pieces; dividing the parts; separating constituent parts for minute examination.