Word: dissection
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dis
sec
tion
Definition: the act of dissecting, or something dissected
Morphemes:
Affix: dissect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: asunder
Affix: secare
Language: la
Decoded: secare
Meaning: to cut
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.