vivisection

== English == === Etymology === From Latin vīvus (“alive”) +‎ sectiō (“cutting”). Compare French vivisection. See also vivid and section. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌvɪ.vɪˈsɛk.ʃən/ Rhymes: -ɛkʃən Hyphenation: vi‧vi‧sec‧tion === Noun === vivisection (countable and uncountable, plural vivisections) The act or instance of cutting, surgery, or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.vi.sɛk.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === vivisection f (plural vivisections) vivisection === Further reading === “vivisection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012