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dissected |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dissected \Dis*sect"ed\, a. 1. Cut into several parts divided into sections; as a dissected map. 2. (Bot.) Cut deeply into many lobes or divisions; as a dissected leaf. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dissected adj : having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib [syn: {cleft}]
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