(1):
(a.) Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a dissecting microscope.
(2):
(a.) Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body; as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way between or within the coats of an artery.
(3):
(a.) Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a dissecting wound.
(4):
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dissect