Meaning of the word dissection in English

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dissection

US /dɪˈsek.ʃən/
UK /dɪˈsek.ʃən/

Noun

1.

the action of cutting something open, especially a dead body or plant, in order to study its structure:

Example:
Traditional surgical approaches to spinal pain involve open dissection of soft tissue and bone.
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