Dissect vs Examine - What's the difference?
dissect | examine |
To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
To study a plant or other organism's anatomy similarly.
To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.
(transitive, anatomy, surgery) To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.
(pathology) Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs.
To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
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To check the health or condition of something or someone.
To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
To interrogate.
As verbs the difference between dissect and examine
is that dissect is to study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy while examine is to observe or inspect carefully or critically.dissect
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Verb
(en verb)- Now dissect the triceps away from its attachment on the humerus.
Derived terms
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Alternative forms
* examin (obsolete)Verb
(examin)- He examined the crime scene for clues.
- She examined the hair sample under a microscope.
- With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get
- The doctor examined the patient.
- The witness was examined under oath.