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vivisect
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viv·i·sect  (vv-skt)
v. viv·i·sect·ed, viv·i·sect·ing, viv·i·sects
v.tr.
To perform vivisection on (a living animal).
v.intr.
To practice vivisection.

[Back-formation from vivisection.]

vivi·sector n.

vivisect [ˈvɪvɪˌsɛkt ˌvɪvɪˈsɛkt]
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) to subject (an animal) to vivisection
[back formation from vivisection]
vivisector  n
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Verb1.vivisect - cut (a body) open while still alive; "people no longer vivisect animals--it's considered unethical"
dissect - cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis"
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vivisect


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