Definitions for vivisectionˌvɪv əˈsɛk ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
viv•i•sec•tionˌvɪv əˈsɛk ʃən(n.)
the action of cutting into or dissecting a living body.
Category: Surgery
the practice of subjecting living animals to cutting operations, esp. in order to advance physiological and pathological knowledge.
Category: Surgery
Origin of vivisection:
1700–10
viv`i•sec′tion•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
vivisection(noun)
the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)
Wiktionary
vivisection(Noun)
The action of cutting, surgery or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation.
Origin: vivus alive + English section: compare French vivisection. See vivid, and section
Webster Dictionary
Vivisection(noun)
the dissection of an animal while alive, for the purpose of making physiological investigations
The Roycroft Dictionary
vivisection
Blood-lust, screened behind the sacred name of Science.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Vivisection
The cutting of or surgical operation on a living animal, usually for physiological or pathological investigation. (from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dict, 10th ed)
Translations for vivisection
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
vivisection(noun)
the practice of cutting open live animals for scientific research.
- vivipaarAfrikaans
- تَشْريح حَيوانات حَيَّهArabic
- вивисекцияBulgarian
- dissecaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- vivisekceCzech
- der TierversuchGerman
- vivisektionDanish
- ζωοτομίαGreek
- vivisecciónSpanish
- vivisektsioon, eluslahkamineEstonian
- کالبد شکافی موجود زندهFarsi
- vivisektioFinnish
- vivisectionFrench
- נִיסוּי עַל בַּעֲלֵי חַיִיםHebrew
- चीरफाड़Hindi
- sekcijaCroatian
- élveboncolásHungarian
- pembedahan hewan hidup untuk penelitian ilmiahIndonesian
- vivisezioneItalian
- 生体解剖Japanese
- 생체 해부Korean
- vivisekcijaLithuanian
- vivisekcijaLatvian
- viviseksiMalay
- vivisectieDutch
- viviseksjonNorwegian
- wiwisekcjaPolish
- کالبد شکافی موجود زندهPersian
- دعلمي پلټنو په غرض په ژوى دعملياتو اجراءPashto
- вивисекцияRussian
- pitvaSlovak
- vivisekcijaSlovenian
- vivisekcijaSerbian
- vivisektionSwedish
- การผ่าตัดร่างกายสัตว์Thai
- açımlamaTurkish
- 活體解剖Chinese (Trad.)
- вівісекціяUkrainian
- زندہ جانوروں پر تجربہ کے ليے عمل جراحي کرناUrdu
- sự mổ xẻ động vật sốngVietnamese
- 活体解剖Chinese (Simp.)
Get even more translations for vivisection »
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"vivisection." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/vivisection>.