Dissect

dis-sekt′, v.t. to cut asunder: to cut into parts for the purpose of minute examination: to divide and examine: to analyse and criticise (often hostilely, as a man's character or motives).— adj. Di ect′ible .— ns. Di ect′ing ; Di ec′tion , the act or the art of cutting in pieces a plant or animal in order to ascertain the structure of its parts: anatomy.— adj. Di ect′ive , tending to di ect.— n. Di ect′or .— Di ected map , picture , a map or picture on a board cut into pieces, so that the putting of them together forms a puzzle. [L. di ecāre , di ectum — dis , asunder, secāre , to cut.]