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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISSECTING

ppr. Cutting in pieces; dividing the parts; separating constituent parts for minute examination.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISSECTING

DISSECTING Dis *sect "ing, a.

1. Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body; as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way between or within the coats of an artery.

2. Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a dissecting wound.

3. Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a dissecting microscope.

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