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vivisector

vivisector

1 9.9
A person who operates on live animals for research
  • noun
  • /ˈvɪvɪˌsɛktər/
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  • A vivisector must follow strict ethical guidelines when conducting experiments on live animals.

Examples

  • The first demonstration was a short and relatively bullshit-free one at the Westwood home and neighborhood of a UCLA vivisector.

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  • That part is distinctive about her; it's almost an art form." - Vivisector David Tiller Jentsch

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  • Yannick Morin is a comic writer, editor, and vivisector hailing from the frozen reaches of Quebec City.

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  • The university hired a vivisector to study the effects of a new drug on lab mice.

  • During the conference, the vivisector presented his findings on the impact of surgery on animal behavior.

Synonyms

vivisectionist
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A scientist who operates on live animals in a lab to study them

has identical meaning but is the broader term used across fields

How Involved

vivisector
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1 9.9
experimenter
8 4.3
researcher
693 2.7
observer
305 2.8

Surface Forms

vivisector singular
vivisectors plural

Morphology

vivisector = vivisect (transparent) = vivisect + or

Agentive noun formed directly from the verb 'vivisect' by adding the productive suffix '-or', yielding 'person who vivisects'.

Etymology

Vivisector comes from Latin parts vivi- meaning 'alive' and -sector meaning 'to cut', a bit like the word section. So a vivisector is literally someone who 'cuts' into living animals, which is why the word names a person who operates on live animals.