dissect1ble

[Eng. di ect; -able.] That lands, [this] is termed a di eizin, being a deprivation of may or can be di ected. "Keill has reckoned up in the human body four hundred and forty-six muscles di ectible." -Paley: Natural Theology, ch, ix. dis-sect-ing, pr. par., a. & 8. [DISSECT.] the actual seisin , or corporal freehold of the lands, which the tenant before enjoyed." - Black stone: Comment., bk. ii., ch. 13. dis-sēiz-ing, pr. par., a. & s. [DISSEIZE.] A. & B. As pr. par . & particip . adj .: (See the A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) verb.) C. As substantive: I. Ordinary Language: 1. Lit .: The act of cutting up or dividing into pieces. 2. Fig .: The act of examining into minutely, or analyzing. II. Surg .: The act or science of anatomical di ection. di ecting-clerk, s. Comm.: A clerk in a large wholesale establishment, whose duty it is to pick out and enter the items in an invoice according to the departments of the busine to which they belong, so that the amount of busine done by any particular department can be ascertained at any moment. ( Eng . Col.) di ecting-forceps, 8. Anat.: A pair of long tweezers used in di ecting. di ecting-knife, s. Anat.: The knives of the Egyptian embalmers were of an Ethiopic stone, probably flint. Hero dot us describes them. A flint knife was also used by the Hebrews, Egyptians, and Ethiopians in per. forming the operation of circumcision. [KNIFE.] The modern di ecting bistoury, scalpel, or knife, each and all are usually made of one solid piece of metal having no porous handles or other attachments to absorb and retain the poisonous matters from the subjects. di ecting-microscope, s. Anat.: A microscope with rack adjustment for focus, spring clips to hold the object-slide, movable arm for carrying the lenses, used for anatomical and botanical investigations. Beneath the eyegla is a gutta-perch a stage and a circle of gla illuminated by a mirror below. dis-section, s. [Fr. di ection; Sp. di ecion; Ital. di ezione, from Lat. di ect us, pa. par. of di eco.] IMG:content-0178.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Figuratively : (1) The act of examining minutely or analyzing. "So true and so perfect a di ection of human kind."Glanvill. *(2) A minute or single part. "All his kindne es in their several di ections fully commendable." -Sidney: Defense of Poesie, p. 554. II. Surg .: The act or science of cutting up or di ecting an animal or vegetable body for the purpose of examining the structure and use of its several organs and ti ues. III. Anat .: The di ection of the human body for purposes of science was ordered by Ptolemy Philadelphus in the college of Alexandria. He even C. As substantive: Law : The same as DISSEIZIN (q. v.).