Dissect vs. Disect
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Difference Between Dissect and Disect
Dissectverb
To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study.
Disectnoun
misspelling of dissect
Dissectverb
To examine, analyze, or criticize in minute detail
dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed.Dissectverb
(transitive) To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
Dissectverb
(transitive) To study a plant or other organism's anatomy similarly.
Dissectverb
(transitive) To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.
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Dissectverb
To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.
Dissectverb
Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs.
Dissectverb
cut open or cut apart;
dissect the bodies for analysisDissectverb
make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features;
analyze a specimenanalyze a sentenceanalyze a chemical compound
