Meanings (ES + gloss)
disecar • diseccionar
To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
She was the first person in her class to properly dissect the sheep heart.
diseccionar
To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.
disecar
To separate muscles, organs, etc. without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.
Now dissect the triceps away from its attachment on the humerus.
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