Dictionary

dissection en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈsɛkʃən/
• (US) audio
• /daɪˈsɛkʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dissectiōnem, perhaps via Middle French dissection. By surface analysis, dissect + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of dissecting.
   • The preliminary findings, released by Graham’s office, found that Graham’s death was caused by “aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.” Aortic dissection is a life-threatening medical emergency where a tear occurs in the inner wall of the aorta, the body’s main artery. 2026 July 12, Jordain Carney, Cheyanne M. Daniels, “Graham’s office releases preliminary cause of death”, in POLITICO:
   • Most of the carotid artery dissections (CADs) occur spontaneously [2]. Only about 4% of all CADs result from a (poly-) trauma such as a motor vehicle accident (MVA) [4]. Bilateral ICA dissection following blunt trauma, as described in our case, have a special role in the current literature, because they are only very rarely described. 2015 July 22, Moritz Crönlein et al., “Traumatic bilateral carotid artery dissection following severe blunt trauma: a case report on the difficulties in diagnosis and therapy of an often overlooked life-threatening injury”, in European Journal of Medical Research, volume 20, →DOI, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2025:
2. (countable, uncountable) Something dissected.
3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A minute and detailed examination or analysis.
4. (countable, uncountable) Surgical removal.
   • neck dissection
   • lymph node dissection

Forms

Deriveds

cryodissection · equidissection · stereodissection · antidissection · hydrodissection · immunodissection · microdissection · redissection · macrodissection

Relateds

dissect

Translations (48)

ro disecție (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · grc ἀνατομή (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · io disseko (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · hi चीर-फाड़ (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · it dissezione (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · la dissectio (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · ru иссле́дование (examination) · uk розсі́чення (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · nb disseksjon (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · ru ана́лиз (examination) · tl panisnisan (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · ru рассече́ние (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · ru разбо́р (examination) · cy dyrannu (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · es disección (examination) · ru изуче́ние (examination) · hu boncolás (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · is líkskurður (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · hy հերձում (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · sk pitva (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · de Dissektion (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · fi analyysi (examination) · uk дисе́кція (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · ru разреза́ние (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · ca dissecció (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · ru диссе́кция (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · io dissekado (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · da dissektion (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · de Präparation (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · hi व्यवच्छेदन (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · bg анализ (examination) · cmn 解剖 (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · oc disseccion (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · fi ruumiinavaus (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · nn disseksjon (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · cs pitva (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · sv dissektion (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · ru препари́рование (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · ko 해부 (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · es disección (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · el ανατομή (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · pt dissecação (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · bg дисе́кция (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · ja 解剖 (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · hi विच्छेदन (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · fr dissection (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · uk ро́зтин (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) · fi ruodinta (examination)