"sect" Greek & Latin Roots

a creature "cut" into three small parts - head, thorax, and abdomen

• insect

• segment

• trisect

• sector

a "cut" piece

• secant

• bisect

• insect

• segment

"cut" exactly in two

• trisect

• bisect

• sector

• segment

"cut" exactly in two

• trisect

• bisect

• sector

• transect

a "cutting" between

• segment

• bisect

• intersection

• sectional

a straight line that "cuts" across a curve at two or more points

• secant

• dissection

• insect

• segment

the act of "cutting" apart

• sectional

• vivisection

• dissection

• bisect

a separate part of society, group, or area

• sectional

• insect

• sector

• secant

operation on a living animal for experimental purposes

• dissection

• sectional

• intersection

• vivisection

to "cut" into three pieces

• bisect

• intersection

• trisect

• insect