- vivi·sec·tion
- /ˌvıvəˈsɛkʃən/ noun [noncount]: the activity or practice of doing scientific or medical experiments on live animals
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
vivi·sec·tion
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vivisectionist — vivi·sec·tion·ist .viv ə sek sh(ə )nəst n a practitioner or advocate of vivisection: VIVISECTOR * * * vivi·sec·tion·ist (viv″ĭ sekґshən ist) an individual who practices or defends vivisection … Medical dictionary
vivisection — Any cutting operation on a living animal for purposes of experimentation; often extended to denote any form of animal experimentation. [vivi + section] * * * vivi·sec·tion .viv ə sek shən, viv ə . n the cutting of or operation on a living animal… … Medical dictionary
antivivisection — Opposition to the use of living animals for experimentation. See vivisection. * * * an·ti·vivi·sec·tion .ant i .viv ə sek shən, .an .tī , viv ə . n, often attrib opposition to animal experimentation and esp. vivisection <the antivivisection… … Medical dictionary
antivivisectionist — an·ti·vivi·sec·tion·ist (an″te ) (an″ti viv″ĭ sekґshən ist) an individual opposed to vivisection … Medical dictionary
vivisection — viv|i|sec|tion [ ,vıvı sekʃən ] verb uncount the activity of performing operations on living animals for scientific experiments ╾ viv|i|sec|tion|ist noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vivisection — viv|i|sec|tion [ˌvıvıˈsekʃən] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: vivus alive + English section cutting ] the practice doing medical or scientific tests on live animals >vivisectionist n … Dictionary of contemporary English
