VIVISECTION


Meaning of VIVISECTION in English

n. 1 dissection or other painful treatment of living animals for purposes of scientific research. 2 unduly detailed or ruthless criticism. vivisectional adj. vivisectionist n. vivisector n.

[ L vivus living (see VIVIFY), after DISSECTION (as DISSECT) ]

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