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.