vivisection

English Thesaurus

1. the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process,
definition	:	a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act)

derivation	:	vivisectionist,
definition	:	a biologist who cuts open live animals for research (noun.person)

derivation	:	vivisect,
definition	:	cut (a body) open while still alive (verb.contact)

derivation	:	vivisectionist,
definition	:	a biologist who cuts open live animals for research (noun.person)

derivation	:	vivisect,
definition	:	cut (a body) open while still alive (verb.contact)