vivisection
UK/,vivi'sekʃən/US/.vivi'sekʃәn/
C2
Definitions
n.
Surgery or experiments performed on living animals for research
活体解剖
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedvivi (vīvus, 'alive') + sect (secāre, 'to cut') + -ion = 'cutting something alive.' The vivi- here makes the point explicit: the animal is cut open while still living, in contrast to dissecting a dead specimen.
Root viv still carries 48 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
Animal rights groups have long campaigned against vivisection.