Word · Frequency #34283
vivisection
/ˌviviˈsekʃən/
noun
活体解剖
the act of performing surgery or other invasive procedures on a living organism for scientific investigation
- 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.
活体解剖；[医] 活体解剖(动物)
In use
The professor clearly explained the history of vivisection before the students entered the laboratory.
Many people believe that vivisection should be replaced by modern computer models whenever possible.
The documentary showed several vivisections that were carried out in the nineteenth century.
Connections
Word family
- vivisections
- plural
Learner notes
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