vivisect
[ viv-uh-sekt, viv-uh-sekt ]
verb (used with object)
to dissect the living body of (an animal).
verb (used without object)
to practice vivisection.
Origin of vivisect
1First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from vivisection
Other words from vivisect
- viv·i·sec·tor, noun
- self-viv·i·sec·tor, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for vivisect
vivisect
/ (ˈvɪvɪˌsɛkt, ˌvɪvɪˈsɛkt) /
verb
to subject (an animal) to vivisection
Origin of vivisect
1C19: back formation from vivisection
Derived forms of vivisect
- vivisector, noun
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