vivisection

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˌvɪ.vɪˈsɛk.ʃən/

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• Hyphenation: vi‧vi‧sec‧tion

Noun

Singular vivisection

Plural vivisections

1. Vivisection is the action of performing surgeries on living organisms for the purposes of scientific investigation.