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dissection

[dih-sek-shuhn, dahy-] / dɪˈsɛk ʃən, daɪ- /




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US Senator Lindsey Graham died of an "aortic dissection" caused by cardiovascular disease, according to a preliminary finding by the Washington DC medical examiner.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

“You can’t really identify dissection before it happens,” Martin said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

The late GOP senator from South Carolina died suddenly on Saturday evening at the age of 71 due to an aortic dissection, a death that would have mercifully been fast.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

If the blood from the dissection travels outside the artery, the condition is often fatal.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

It’d’ve come from Mr. Whitlock’s Biology dissection class.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

About 20% of aortic dissections are thought to be the result of genes.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Aortic dissections are sudden, often lethal and notoriously difficult to predict even in patients under close medical supervision.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

The biggest gripe from VAR detractors is that forensic dissections of game footage take the action out of their high-speed context.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Settle in for some amusing dissections of popular docuseries like “Making a Murderer” and “The Jinx,” as well as the simultaneously moralizing and exploitative “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

Tyson carried out many other famous dissections, including a rattlesnake and an ostrich.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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