different between dissect vs anatomise

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dissectus past participle of dissecare (“to cut asunder, cut up”), from dis- (“asunder”) + secare (“to cut”); see section.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??s?kt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d??s?kt/, /da??s?kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

dissect (third-person singular simple present dissects, present participle dissecting, simple past and past participle dissected)

1. (transitive) To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
2. (transitive) To study a plant or other organism's anatomy similarly.
3. (transitive) To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.
4. (transitive, anatomy, surgery) To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.

   Now dissect the triceps away from its attachment on the humerus.

5. (transitive, pathology) Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs.

Related terms

• dissection

Translations

Further reading

• dissect in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• dissect in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• dissect at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• cestids

English

Verb

anatomise (third-person singular simple present anatomises, present participle anatomising, simple past and past participle anatomised)

1. Alternative form of anatomize

Anagrams

• anatomies, metanoias

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: anatomisent, anatomises

Verb

anatomise

1. first-person singular present indicative of anatomiser
2. third-person singular present indicative of anatomiser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of anatomiser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of anatomiser
5. second-person singular imperative of anatomiser