Definition of Vivisection
Vivisection
viv·i·sec·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
the action of performing surgery on a live animal for experimental or research purposes, used in dismissive/disapproving terms;
e.g. In the lab they perform vivisection and cut open animals to watch their hearts beating.
(noun)
a sharp, detailed, and brutal analysis or criticism;
e.g. The vivisection of our paper that was selected for publication in a journal.
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