Vivisection
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.
noun
1.
the act or practice of performing experiments on living animals, involving cutting into or dissecting the body
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.
vivisection
(vĭv’ĭ-sěk’shən)
The practice of examining internal organs and tissues by cutting into or dissecting a living animal, especially for the purpose of scientific research.
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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- Vivisectionist
[viv-uh-sek-shuh-nist] /ˌvɪv əˈsɛk ʃə nɪst/ noun 1. a person who vivisects. 2. a person who favors or defends the practice of vivisection. vivisectionist /ˌvɪvɪˈsɛkʃənɪst/ noun 1. a person who practises vivisection 2. a person who advocates the practice of vivisection as being useful or necessary to science
- Vivisector
verb (used with object) 1. to dissect the living body of (an animal). verb (used without object) 2. to practice vivisection. verb 1. to subject (an animal) to vivisection
- Vivisepulture
noun an act or instance of burying someone alive Word Origin Latin vivus ‘alive’ + sepulture ‘burying’
- Vivo
adjective, adverb 1. (music) (in combination) with life and vigour: allegro vivo
- Vivyan
noun 1. a male or female given name.