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Vinony

vivisection

noun

  1. dissection of a living subject
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌvɪ.vɪˈsɛk.ʃən/

noun

Etymology: From Latin vīvus (“alive”) + sectiō (“cutting”). Compare French vivisection. See also vivid and section.

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