Greek & Latin Root Words (sect)

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Dissect:

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to cut apart for investigation

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Surgery on a living animal; medical research involving cutting into living animals to study organs, tissues, or diseases.

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vivisection

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Meaning of 'bisect'

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to cut into 2 pieces

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Cut into 3 pieces?

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trisect

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Definition of 'insect'

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A class of small arthropods with three body sections: head, thorax, abdomen.

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Word meaning to cut across something?

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transect

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Definition of 'intersection':

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Point where two lines or roads meet.

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Word meaning 'a separate part of a society, group, or area'

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sector

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Couch made of separate pieces?

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sectional

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What does 'section' mean?

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a separate part of something