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vivisection
viv·i·sec·tion [ vìvvi séksh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
operating on live animals: the practice of operating on living animals in order to gain knowledge of pathological or physiological processes
[Early 18th century. < Latin vivus (see vivid) after dissection]

viv·i·sec·tion·al adjective
viv·i·sec·tion·al·ly adverb
viv·i·sec·tion·ist noun
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