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Six example sentences with dissect, each labelled with its topic.
First-year students dissect a preserved heart in the lab, tracing each vessel before the exam in November.
Medicine
Marine biologists dissect the squid on deck, setting the beak aside in one jar and the ink sac in another.
Science
A good butcher can dissect a whole lamb into its primal joints in under fifteen minutes without a saw.
Cooking
Leonardo dissected animals to see how muscles pulled on bone, and his drawings still look startlingly alive.
Art
Vesalius dissected specimens in front of students, correcting ancient anatomy texts that had described animals instead.
History
Fisheries crews dissect a sample of cod each week to record what the fish have been eating.
Environment
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- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
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