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Noun: vivisection  `vi-vi'sek-shun
  1. The act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)

Derived forms: vivisections

See also: vivisect, vivisectionist

Type of: op, operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

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