Meaning & use
dissect
To cut apart a body, plant, or organism carefully in order to study its structure.
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Students dissected a frog in biology class to examine its internal organs.
The critic dissected the film scene by scene, analyzing every camera angle.
A note on using this word
Dissect is used literally in biology and medicine, and figuratively for examining something, like an argument or plan, in close detail.
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