VIVISECTION


Meaning of VIVISECTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌvi-və-ˈsek-shən, ˈvi-və-ˌ ]

noun

Etymology: Latin vivus + English section

Date: 1707

1. : the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation ; broadly : animal experimentation especially if considered to cause distress to the subject

2. : minute or pitiless examination or criticism

• viv·i·sec·tion·al ˌvi-və-ˈsek-shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

• viv·i·sec·tion·ist -ˈsek-sh(ə-)nist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.