The action of cutting, surgery or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation.

Of or pertaining to vivisection.

plural of vivisection

(transitive) To perform vivisection upon; to dissect alive.

present participle of vivisect

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vivisect

simple past tense and past participle of vivisect

One who practices or advocates vivisection; a vivisector.

In terms of, or by means of, vivisection.

plural of vivisectionist