Dis*sect"ing, a.

1.

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.

2.

Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a dissecting wound.

3.

Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a dissecting microscope.

© Webster 1913.