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vivisection (iou)



vivisection noun. E18.
[from Latin vivus alive + SECTION noun, after dissection.]
The action of cutting or dissecting part of a living organism. Now usu. spec. (& usu. depreciative), dissection or other experimentation carried out on living animals for the purposes of scientific research. E18.
b. An operation of this nature. M19.
fig. Excessively minute or ruthless investigation or criticism. L19.
vivisectional adjective (a) of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vivisection; (b) performing vivisection: M19.
vivisectionally adverb L19.
vivisectionist noun a practitioner or defender of vivisection L19.
vivisective adjective = vivisectional (b) L19.
vivisector noun a practitioner of vivisection M19.