dissections
Methodical anatomical separations
Dissections are acts of cutting something apart for detailed examination.
The term most commonly refers to the methodical cutting open of bodies—animal or human—to study anatomy: Frog dissections are standard in biology classes.
Figuratively, a dissection is any careful analysis that breaks something into its components: His dissection of the argument revealed its flaws.
Precise surgical knife
- cadaverBody for dissection
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- organsFunctional body parts
tissues · specimen · biopsy · necropsy · gross anatomy · vivisection · anatomist · forceps
Facility for scientific investigation
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- practical skillsAbilities with direct application
- instructionGuidance for action
biology class · curriculum · textbook · lab manual · safety procedures · observation · hands-on learning · earthworm
Methodical study of parts
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
critique · interpretation · evaluation · explication · investigation · parsing · unpacking · close reading
Study of tissue structure
- microtomePrecision thin-slice cutter
- stainingApplying dye or pigment
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- cellularComposed of small units
Accuracy of measurement
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
step-by-step · thorough · exacting · painstaking · delicate · skilled · dexterous · steady hand
Encroaching without welcome
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- violationBreaking of rules
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- overanalysisExcessive detailed examination
picking apart · nitpicking · harsh criticism · exposure · laying bare · media scrutiny
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
organs · tissues · specimen · biopsy · necropsy · gross anatomy · vivisection · anatomist · forceps · probe
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- practical skillsAbilities with direct application
biology class · instruction · curriculum · textbook · lab manual · safety procedures · observation · hands-on learning · earthworm · classroom
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
breakdown · critique · interpretation · evaluation · explication · investigation · parsing · unpacking · close reading · textual analysis
histology
Study of tissue structure
- microtomePrecision thin-slice cutter
- stainingApplying dye or pigment
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- carefulExercising caution and attention
deliberate · step-by-step · thorough · exacting · painstaking · delicate · skilled · dexterous · steady hand · surgical precision
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
overanalysis · picking apart · nitpicking · harsh criticism · exposure · laying bare · media scrutiny
- STEM camp activitiescoding camp, robotics camp, math camp, rocket building, stargazing
- biologycells, DNA, cell, biology, gene
- science clubsrobotics club, astronomy club, coding club, math club, nature club
- science fairscience fairs, science projects, experiments, posters, judges
- ancient scienceAristotle, Plato, Ptolemy, Galen, Pythagoras
- Leonardo da VinciMona Lisa, Last Supper, Vitruvian Man, Annunciation, notebooks
dissectionsassemblies
Organized group gatherings
syntheses · constructions · assemblages · integrations · reconstructions
- frog dissectionClassroom amphibian surgery
- dissection table
- dissection labSpace for examining organisms
- dissection kitInstruments for anatomical examination