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Definition of vivisection noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vivisection

noun
 
/ˌvɪvɪˈsekʃn/
 
/ˌvɪvɪˈsekʃn/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the practice of doing experiments on live animals for medical or scientific researchTopics Scientific researchc2
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin vivus ‘living’, on the pattern of dissection.
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