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vivisectionist

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viv⋅i⋅sec⋅tion⋅ist

  [viv-uh-sek-shuh-nist]
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–noun
1. a person who vivisects.
2. a person who favors or defends the practice of vivisection.
Origin:
1875–80; vivisection + -ist
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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.

[Latin vīvus, alive; see vivify + (dis)section.]
viv'i·sec'tion·al adj., viv'i·sec'tion·al·ly adv., viv'i·sec'tion·ist n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: vivi·sec·tion·ist
Pronunciation: "viv-&-'sek-sh(&-)n&st
Function: noun
: a practitioner or advocate ofvivisection : VIVISECTOR
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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