dissected

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dissected - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dissect \Dis*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissected; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Dissecting.] [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis-
     + secare to cut. See Section.]
     1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces;
        to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a
        plant, for examination and to show their structure and
        relations; to anatomize.
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     2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to
        divide and examine minutely.
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              This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample.
                                                    --Atterbury.
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  Dissected \Dis*sect"ed\, a.
     1. Cut into several parts; divided into sections; as, a
        dissected map.
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     2. (Bot.) Cut deeply into many lobes or divisions; as, a
        dissected leaf.
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dissected - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dissected
      adj 1: having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the
             midrib [syn: cleft, dissected]