VIVISECTION - Definition

Pronunciation:		`vivi'sekshun
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)

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	See Also:	operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Viv`i*sec"tion\, n. [L. vivus alive + E. section: cf. F. vivisection. See {Vivid}, and {Section}.] The dissection of an animal while alive, for the purpose of making physiological investigations.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	To dissect a live animal; this is done to observe functioning body systems (such as to observe the effects of certain stimulants or depressants on a beating heart). The animal is rendered unconscious before the vivisection is done.