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noun
1.
the action of cutting into or dissecting a living body.
2.
the practice of subjecting living animals to cutting operations, especially in order to advance physiological and pathological knowledge.
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Vivisection
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- Let us count the ways: throat slitting, decapitation, vivisection and a bullet to the brain.
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Medical Dictionary
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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Science Dictionary
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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Cultural Dictionary
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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