body+for+dissection
31body — [bäd′ē] n. pl. bodies [ME bodi, bodig < OE bodig, trunk, chest, orig. sense “cask,” akin to MLowG boddike, tub for brewing, OHG botah; prob. < It bottega, shop < L apotheca: see APOTHECARY] 1. the whole physical structure and substance… …
32body snatcher — body snatch·er snach ər n one esp. in former times who illegally removed usu. recently interred corpses from graves for medical dissection or for sale for this purpose …
33body snatcher — n. a person who steals corpses from graves, as formerly to sell them for anatomical dissection …
34body — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. torso (See body); solid, mass; group, assemblage; substance, bulk; main part. See whole, party. II Physical structure Nouns 1. body, anatomy, torso; carcass, cadaver, corpse, remains (See …
35body — /bod ee/, n., pl. bodies, v., bodied, bodying, adj. n. 1. the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead. 2. a corpse; carcass. 3. the trunk or main mass of a thing: the body of a tree. 4. Anat., Zool. the… …
36body — bod•y [[t]ˈbɒd i[/t]] n. pl. bod•ies, 1) anat. a) the physical structure and material substance of an animal, plant, or other organism b) anat. the trunk, torso, or main mass of an animal, as opposed to the head, limbs, or appendages c) anat.… …
37dissection — The act of dissecting. SYN: anatomy (3) [TA], necrotomy (1). aortic d. a pathologic process, characterized by splitting of the media layer of the aorta, which leads to formation of a dissecting aneurysm. Classified according to location as… …
38dissection — n. the cutting apart and separation of the body tissues along the natural divisions of the organs and different tissues in the course of an operation. Dissection of corpses is carried out for the study of anatomy …
39dissection — /dasekshan/ The act of cutting into pieces an animal or vegetable for the purpose of ascertaining the structure and use of its parts. The anatomical examination of a dead body by cutting into pieces or exscinding one or more parts or organs. The… …
40dissection — /dasekshan/ The act of cutting into pieces an animal or vegetable for the purpose of ascertaining the structure and use of its parts. The anatomical examination of a dead body by cutting into pieces or exscinding one or more parts or organs. The… …
