Dictionary
dis•sect
Pronunciation: (di-sekt', dī-), [key]—
v.t.
1. to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
2. to examine minutely part by part; analyze:
to dissect an idea. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.