2. (a.) 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.

3. (a.) of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a dissecting wound.

4. (a.) Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a dissecting microscope.