Dissection
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
The act of cutting into pieces an animal or vegetable for the purpose of ascertaining the structure and use of its parts; anatomy; the act of separating into constituent parts for the purpose of critical examination.
Webster.
See Dead Body; Autopsy; Death.