vivisection
English
Etymology
Latin vivus alive + English section: compare French vivisection. See vivid, and section
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvɪvɪsɛkʃən/
Noun
vivisection (countable and uncountable, plural vivisections)
- The action of cutting, surgery or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation.
Translations
The action of invasive treatment of a living organism for scientific investigation
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French
Noun
vivisection f (plural vivisections)
Further reading
- “vivisection” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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