vivisection
The act or instance of cutting, surgery, or other invasive treatment of a living…The act or instance of cutting, surgery, or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation.
» Do you know what vivisection is?
Вы знаете, что такое вивисекция?
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or instance of cutting, surgery, or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation.
Vivisektion
вивисе́кцияvivisékcija, живосече́ниеživosečénije
the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)
Examples
3 sentencesDo you know what vivisection is?
ruВы знаете, что такое вивисекция? — odexed
Vivisection is a shame.
Vivisection is largely forbidden in Europe and Italy.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Latin vīvus (“alive”) + sectiō (“cutting”). Compare French vivisection. See also viviFrom Latin vīvus (“alive”) + sectiō (“cutting”). Compare French vivisection. See also vivid and section.
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Forms
plural: vivisections| Singular | vivisection |
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Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable