dissector
/dɪˈsɛktər/
noun
- A person who cuts apart a dead body, plant, or other organism for scientific study.
- The medical students watched the experienced dissector carefully separate the layers of muscle.
- As a skilled dissector, she could identify every major nerve in the frog's leg.
- The forensic dissector worked late into the night to determine the cause of death.
- A tool or instrument used for cutting or separating tissue during dissection.
- The student accidentally dropped the dissector on the floor and had to ask for a replacement.
- The biology lab kit included a sharp dissector for cutting through tough membranes.
- He cleaned his dissector carefully after each use to keep it sterile.
- A person who analyzes something in great detail, often critically.
- The teacher acted as a dissector of the poem, helping students understand each line.
- The film critic was a ruthless dissector of plot holes and character flaws.
- As a dissector of political speeches, she could spot hidden messages in every sentence.