Dissect (verb)

1. To cut apart and examine the structure of an organism or substance.
2. To analyze and study in great detail.

Origin:

From the latin dissectus, past participle of dissecare, from dis- + secare to cut.

Examples:

1. The students dissected the frog in biology class.
2. The researcher dissected the brain to study its structure.
3. He dissected the poem to understand its meaning.
4. The critic dissected the play to find its weaknesses.
5. The doctor dissected the cadaver to study the human anatomy.