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/ˌvɪ.vɪˈsɛk.ʃən/ · noun
The act or instance of cutting, surgery, or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation..
Use vivisection when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Vivisection means The act or instance of cutting, surgery, or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation..
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