Reverse Dictionary: DISSECT

ADJECTIVES
1602 • UNQUARTERED divided into quarters or parts; dissected, anatomized → obs.
1860 • DISSECTIVE having the quality of dissecting


NOUNS
1549 • NOTOMY a body for dissection → obs.
1633 • DISSECATION dissection → obs.
1663 • ZOOTOMY dissection of the bodies of animals
1691 • ANDROTOMY the dissection of human bodies → obs.
1707 • VIVISECTION a cutting or dissecting some part of a living organism
1786 • ANTHROPOTOMY the science of dissecting the human body
1839 • NECROTOMY dissection of a dead body
1842 • THERIOTOMY the dissection of beasts
1901 • PROSECTORIUM a room or build which is used for dissection and autopsy, esp. one in a zoological park or institution
1910 • MEATERS a dissection class; dissection as part of a medical course → Brit. medical students’ usage


NOUNS, PERSON
1594 • ANATOMIST a person skilled in the art of dissecting bodies
1846 • ANTHROPOTOMIST an expert or specialist in human dissection → obs.
1849 • NECROTOMIST a person who dissects dead bodies
1893 • NIGHT DOCTOR a person (or demonic figure) thought to kill people, esp. Blacks, usually to obtain bodies for dissection → Amer. dial.


VERBS
1541 • ANATOMIZE to dissect or cut up; esp. to dissect  a human body or animal to display the structure, position, etc, of the various parts
………. • DISCARVE to dissect → obs.
1615 • DISSECATE to dissect → obs.
1631 • DICHOTOMIZE to divide into several parts; to dissect → obs.
1864 • VIVISECT to dissect an animal while living
1890 • PROSECT to dissect in preparation for anatomical demonstration or research