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dissection

[dih-sek-shuhn, dahy-] / dɪˈsɛk ʃən, daɪ- /




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‘Downfall: The Case Against Boeing,’ Rory Kennedy’s look at the aviation giant’s troubled recent history, is a dissection of corporate greed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Graham died over the weekend due to an "aortic dissection" caused by cardiovascular disease, according to a preliminary finding by the Washington DC medical examiner.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

But a genetic predisposition and family history aren’t the only causes of a dissection.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

The late GOP senator from South Carolina died suddenly on Saturday evening at the age of 71 due to an aortic dissection, a death that would have mercifully been fast.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Malpighi seems to have stimulated Borelli’s interest in living things, while Borelli seems to have stimulated Malpighi to investigate the way living systems work and encouraged his efforts at dissection.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

About 20% of aortic dissections are thought to be the result of genes.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Aortic dissections are sudden, often lethal and notoriously difficult to predict even in patients under close medical supervision.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Things were different in Great Britain and her colonies, where dissections left people squeamish.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 5, 2026

Settle in for some amusing dissections of popular docuseries like “Making a Murderer” and “The Jinx,” as well as the simultaneously moralizing and exploitative “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

Tyson carried out many other famous dissections, including a rattlesnake and an ostrich.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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