vivisection

noun

1. the action of cutting into or dissecting a living body.
2. the practice of subjecting living animals to cutting operations, especially in order to advance physiological and pathological knowledge.

noun

1. the act or practice of performing experiments on living animals, involving cutting into or dissecting the body

n.

“dissection of a living animal,” 1707, from Latin vivus “alive” (see vivid) + ending from dissection).

n.

1. The act or practice of cutting into or performing surgery on living animals for the purpose of scientific research.

1. The practice of examining internal organs and tissues by cutting into or dissecting a living animal, especially for the purpose of scientific research.

The cutting up or dissection of animals, including anesthetized live animals, in scientific research. Vivisection is also a general term for the use of animals as subjects in laboratory experiments, especially in the development of new medical techniques and drugs.