vivisection

English

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Etymology

Latin vivus alive + English section: compare French vivisection. See vivid, and section

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈvɪvɪsɛkʃən/ SAMPA: /"vIvIsEkS@n/

Noun

vivisection (plural vivisections)

1. The action of cutting, surgery or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation.

Translations

The action of invasive treatment of a living organism for scientific investigation

Chinese: 活體解剖, 活体解剖 Dutch: vivisectie f. Esperanto: vivisekcio French: vivisection (fr) f. German: Vivisektion (de) f.

Greek: ζωοτομία f. (zōotomía) Hungarian: elevenboncolás (hu) Korean: 생체 해부 Russian: вивисекция (ru) (vivisékcija) f.

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French

Noun

vivisection m. (plural vivisections)

1. Vivisection.