Dissect

dis-sekt', v.t. to cut asunder: to cut into parts for the purpose of minute examination to divide and examine. adj. Dl ect'lble. (L. — disieco, di ect us dis, asunder, in pieces, seco, to cut.] Di ection, dis-sek's hun, «. the act or the art of cutting in pieces a plant or animal in order to ascertain the structure of its parts anatomy. Di ector, dis-sekt'or, n one who di ects.