dissected
Examined piece by piece
Dissected is the past tense and past participle of dissect, which means to cut apart methodically for examination.
The term applies literally to the careful cutting open of bodies or organisms for scientific study: We dissected frogs in biology class.
Figuratively, dissected describes thorough critical analysis—picking something apart piece by piece: The committee dissected the proposal for hours.
As an adjective in botany and geography, dissected describes things deeply divided into segments or cut by erosion.
Precise surgical knife
- cadaverBody for dissection
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- specimenIndividual for examination
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
anatomy · tissue · organ · biopsy · necropsy · formaldehyde · lab · forceps
Controlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- sutureMedical wound closure
- sterileFree from microorganisms
operating room · anesthesia · retractor · clamps · forceps · hemostasis · laparotomy · cauterize
Studied methodically for meaning
- deconstructedBroken down systematically
- examinedLooked at closely
- broken downNo longer operational
- parsedAnalyzed sentence structure
scrutinized · critiqued · interpreted · evaluated · unpacked · investigated · studied · assessed
Plant's photosynthetic organ
- pinnateHaving paired lateral parts
- palmateHaving radiating lobes
- compoundCombined into one
- simpleFree of complexity
lobed · bipinnate · trifoliate · venation · blade · margin · dicot · monocot
Thoroughly criticized or analyzed
- torn apartForcibly separated into pieces
- laid bareRevealed completely
- exposedOut in open
- unraveledCame undone or solved
deconstructed · dismantled · taken apart · pulled apart · ripped apart · shredded · eviscerated · gutted
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
incision · anatomy · tissue · organ · biopsy · necropsy · formaldehyde · lab · forceps · tray
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
sterile · operating room · anesthesia · retractor · clamps · forceps · hemostasis · laparotomy · cauterize · ligature
analyzed
Studied methodically for meaning
- deconstructedBroken down systematically
- examinedLooked at closely
- broken downNo longer operational
parsed · scrutinized · critiqued · interpreted · evaluated · unpacked · investigated · studied · assessed · reviewed
leaf
Plant's photosynthetic organ
simple · lobed · bipinnate · trifoliate · venation · blade · margin · dicot · monocot · frond
picked apart
Thoroughly criticized or analyzed
- torn apartForcibly separated into pieces
- laid bareRevealed completely
- exposedOut in open
unraveled · deconstructed · dismantled · taken apart · pulled apart · ripped apart · shredded · eviscerated · gutted · demolished
- broken apartapart, asunder, broken, broken up, fragmented
- examinedobserved, watched, inspected, studied, surveyed
- leaf shapesoval, round, heart-shaped, maple leaf, oak leaf
- leaf traitscordate, lanceolate, ovate, serrate, dentate
- took apartdismantled, disassembled, unscrewed, unbolted, deconstructed
- leaf partsblade, petiole, midrib, lamina, margin
dissectedintact
Not damaged or altered
whole · undissected · uncut · joined · connected
dissectedunexamined
Not yet scrutinized
unanalyzed · ignored · overlooked · glossed over · taken at face value
- frog dissectionClassroom amphibian surgery
- dissection table
- dissecting table
- dissection labSpace for examining organisms
- dissection kitInstruments for anatomical examination
- dissecting microscopeLow-magnification binocular viewer