viv·i·sec·tion 
(vĭv′ĭ-sĕkshən, vĭvĭ-sĕk′-)
(vĭv′ĭ-sĕkshən, vĭvĭ-sĕk′-)n.
The act or practice of cutting into or otherwise injuring living animals for the purpose of scientific research.
[Latin vīvus, alive; see VIVIFY + (DIS)SECTION.]
viv′i·section·al adj.
viv′i·section·al·ly adv.
viv′i·section·ist n.
- consequentiality
- consequentially
- consequentialness
- consequently
- conservable
- conservancy
- conservation
- conservational
- conservation biology
- conservationist
- conservation law
- conservation of charge
- conservation of energy
- conservation of mass
- conservation of momentum
- conservatism
- conservative
- Conservative Judaism
- conservatively
- conservativeness
- conservator
- conservatorial
- conservatorship
- conservatory
- conserve