dissection
noun/dɪˈsekʃn/, /daɪˈsekʃn/
/dɪˈsekʃn/, /daɪˈsekʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the act of cutting up a dead person, animal or plant in order to study it
- anatomical dissection
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- the act of studying something closely and/or discussing it in great detail
- Your enjoyment of a novel can suffer from too much analysis and dissection.
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