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| viv·i·sect [ vívvi sèkt ] (past and past participle viv·i·sect·ed, present participle viv·i·sect·ing, 3rd person present singular viv·i·sects) |
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operate on live animal: to perform operations on living animals that involve cutting into their bodies in order to gain knowledge of pathological or physiological processes
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| [Mid-19th century. Back-formation <vivisection] |
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 viv·i·sec·tive adjective |
| viv·i·sec·tor noun |
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