vivisection
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vivisection
- /ˌvɪ.vɪˈsɛk.ʃən/
Rhymes with -ɛkʃən
Where it comes from
From Latin vīvus (“alive”) + sectiō (“cutting”). Compare French vivisection. See also vivid and section.
noun vivisections
- The act or instance of cutting, surgery, or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation.
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noun act of invasive treatment of a living organism
| Español | vivisección |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 생체 해부 saengche haebu |
| 日本語 | 生体解剖 seitaikaibō |
| 中文 | 活體解剖 /活体解剖 huótǐ jiěpōu |
| Português | vivissecção, vivisseção |
| Français | vivisection |
| Deutsch | Vivisektion |
| Ελληνικά | ζωοτομία zootomía |
| Русский | вивисе́кция vivisékcija, живосече́ние živosečénije |
Talk about this word "vivisection." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vivisection. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vivisection. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vivisection "vivisection." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vivisection.Cite this
@misc{vivisection_2026,
title = {vivisection},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vivisection},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
