Definitions for vivisectional
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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.)
Wiktionary
vivisectional(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to vivisection.
Webster Dictionary
Vivisectional(adj)
of or pertaining to vivisection
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