noun Etymology: Latin vivus + English section Date: 1707 the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation, minute or pitiless examination or criticism, ~al adjective ~ist noun
VIVISECTION
Meaning of VIVISECTION in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012