Synonyms for dissection
dɪˈsɛk ʃən, daɪ-dis·sec·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. dissectionnoun

   cutting so as to separate into pieces

2. dissectionnoun

   a minute and critical analysis

3. dissectionnoun

   detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)

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1. • Analysis
   • Cut

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1. dissectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   anatomy

2. dissectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   scrutiny, analysis, examination, investigation, sifting

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1. dissectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   anatomy, analysis, examination, vivisection, callisection, sentisection

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1. List of paraphrases for "dissection":

   autopsy

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1. Robert Haas:

   [Herron] had a massive dissection of the main coronary artery.

2. Sean Orton:

   Being able to kind of peel back the superficial muscles and looking into the deep muscles and understanding the origins is a very good kind of tool before actual dissection and cadavers in the lab, seeing where those muscles are and then taking that to a real body and then observing it in a live person.

3. Robert Haas:

   [Heron] had a massive dissection of the main coronary artery.