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Dissection

The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I.

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Analysis 76% connected

A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the compo…

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Cut 76% connected

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Cutting 76% connected

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Dissect 74% connected

To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their stru…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dissect 74% connected

To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their stru…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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