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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : vivisection
Spanish:
vivisección,
German:
der Tierversuch,
Japanese:
生体解剖
vivisection [(viv-uh-sek-shuhn, viv-uh-sek-shuhn)]
The cutting up or dissection of animals, including anesthetized live animals, in scientific research. Vivisection is also a general term for the use of animals as subjects in laboratory experiments, especially in the development of new medical techniques and drugs.
Note: Vivisection, as well as the general use of animals in medical research, is a target of protest by animal rights advocates.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: vivi·sec·tion
Pronunciation: "viv-&-'sek-sh&n, 'viv-&-"
Function: noun
: the cutting of or operation on a living animalusually for physiological or pathological investigation —vivi·sect /-'sekt/ verb —vivi·sec·tion·al /"viv-&-'sek-shn&l, -sh&n-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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vivisection viv·i·sec·tion (vĭv'ĭ-sěk'shən, vĭv'ĭ-sěk'-)
n.
The act or practice of cutting into or otherwise injuring living animals, especially for the purpose of scientific research.
viv'i·sec'tion·ist n.
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| vivisection (vĭv'ĭ-sěk'shən) Pronunciation Key
The practice of examining internal organs and tissues by cutting into or dissecting a living animal, especially for the purpose of scientific research. |
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