Definitions for vivisectˈvɪv əˌsɛkt, ˌvɪv əˈsɛkt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
viv•i•sectˈvɪv əˌsɛkt, ˌvɪv əˈsɛkt(v.t.; v.i.)-sect•ed, -sect•ing.
to subject to or practice vivisection.
Category: Surgery
Origin of vivisect:
1860–65
viv′i•sec`tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
vivisect(verb)
cut (a body) open while still alive
"people no longer vivisect animals--it's considered unethical"
Wiktionary
vivisect(Verb)
To perform vivisection upon; to dissect alive.
Webster Dictionary
Vivisect(verb)
to perform vivisection upon; to dissect alive
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