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What does dissect mean?

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  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. (anatomy) To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.
  5. (transitive, pathology) Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs.
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It has hardly been possible to trace out and dissect the various constituents of the Hexateuch.
And yet it feels utterly incorrect to dissect separate pieces, which, in effect removes specific instrumentation from its context.
People want to analyse and dissect the mind to an incredible level of detail, to understand personality, motivation, influences and intent.
Every so often, literary scholars seem to want to dissect an author's body of work, hoping to gain some insight into their personal life.
She'll analyse and dissect everything from 19th century Russian literature to salt and pepper shakers in pubs.
We were told the story of a student whose grandfather, himself a medical doctor, had specifically asked her to dissect his body after death.

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