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to vivisect

to vivisect

1 9.9
To cut into a living animal to study it
  • verb
  • /ˈvɪvɪˌsɛkt/
  • NSFW
translation icon : viviseccionar
  • The scientist plans to vivisect a frog to study its nerve functions in real time.

Examples

  • In the controversial experiment, researchers decided to vivisect a rabbit to gain insights into its biology.

  • But we vivisected it.

    Godzilla (2014)

  • They're vivisecting a human being.

    Paterson (2016)

  • Would Els be vivisected by those wanting to find out?

    Fiction book (2002)

  • By vivisecting her?

    Underworld: Awakening (2012)

  • Some call it unethical to vivisect living animals for scientific purposes without proper justification.

How Invasive

to vivisect
  • NSFW
1 9.9
to operate on
  • Specialized
47 4.6
cut
337 1.0
to dissect
28 6.2
to examine
868 2.5

Surface Forms

vivisect infinitive
vivisected past
vivisected past participle
vivisecting present participle
vivisects third person singular

Morphology

vivisect = section (opaque) = vivi + sect

The prefix 'vivi-' suggests 'life' but the specific meaning of performing surgery on a living body is not transparent.

Etymology

Vivisect comes from two Latin parts: viv- meaning 'alive' and -sect meaning 'to cut', like in dissect. So, vivisect means to cut into a living body for study.