1) The dissection of animals 1) Zoology 
dissection of animals; comparative anatomy
• (n.) The dissection or the anatomy of animals; -- distinguished from androtomy.
Zo·öt'o·my noun [ Zoö- + Greek ... to cut: confer French zootomie .] The dissection or the anatomy of animals; -- distinguished from androtomy . 
zootomy, zootomic, zootomical 1. The study of the anatomy of animals; especially, comparative anatomy. 2. The dissection of animals. This student is trying to learn more about the anatomic structure of animals; in this case, the bodily composition of a cat. —Word Info image © Copyright, 2006. Related ...
the anatomy, esp. the comparative anatomy, of animals. · the dissection of animals.