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dissections

dissections is the plural of dissection.

Meaning of dissection

Noun

dissection (countable and uncountable, plural dissections)

  1. The act of dissecting.
    • Most of the carotid artery dissections (CADs) occur spontaneously [2]. Only about 4% of all CADs result from a (poly-) trauma such as a motor vehicle accident (MVA) [4]. Bilateral ICA dissection following blunt trauma, as described in our case, have a special role in the current literature, because...2015 July 22, Moritz Crönlein et al., “Traumatic bilateral carotid artery dissection following severe blunt trauma: a case report on the difficulties in diagnosis and therapy of an often overlooked...
  2. Something dissected.
  3. (figuratively) A minute and detailed examination or analysis.
  4. Surgical removal.
    • neck dissection

Questions about dissections

What is dissections the plural of?
Dissections is the plural of dissection.

Words near dissections in the dictionary

  1. dissecting microscope
  2. dissecting microscopes
  3. dissectings
  4. dissection
  5. dissectional
  6. dissections
  7. dissective
  8. dissectologist
  9. dissectology
  10. dissector
  11. dissectors

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