vivisectionn.
/ˌvɪvᵻˈsɛkʃn/, U.S. /ˌvɪvəˈsɛkʃən/, /ˈvɪvəˌsɛkʃən/ 1. 1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Vivisection, the act of opening or dissecting living animals.1852 G. C. Lewis Methods Observ. Politics I. 161 Of late years in particular vivi~section, or anatomical investigation of the living subject, has often been practised upon some of the smaller mammalia.1879 R. Browning Tray 43 By vivisection,..How brain secretes dog's soul, we'll see!figurative.1895 Balfour in Daily News 15 Nov. 2/4 The vivi~section of the British Empire—was that a constructive policy?
a. The action of cutting or dissecting some part of a living organism; spec. the action or practice of performing dissection, or other painful experiment, upon living animals as a method of physiological or pathological study.
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the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > processes > [noun] > dissection > vivisection
quick dissection1578
anatomy1607
vivisection1707
vivisecting1876
zoophile1885
sentisection1889
1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 2 How sensible those nervous parts are, need not be told any who have seen vivisections, where the least..touches..will cause a sensible motion.
1737 Philos. Trans. 1735–6 (Royal Soc.) 39 260 Small Parts of large Objects cannot easily be applied to the Microscope without being divided from their Wholes which in the case of Vivi section defeats the Experiment.
b. An operation of this nature.
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the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > processes > [noun] > dissection > vivisection > operation involving
vividissectiona1711
vivisection1859
1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 317/1 The vivisections which many experimenters have practised, agree in carrying this investigation further.
1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 311 Such a conclusion seems to result from pathological facts and vivisections.
2. figurative. Excessively minute examination or criticism.
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the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > [noun]
examininga1325
examinationa1450
examine1494
examen1502
scanning1560
scrutation1593
scrutiny1604
pervestigation1610
microscope1671
introspectiona1676
scan1706
bolting1771
conning1823
grubbing1831
vivisection1880
searchlight1891
1880 A. C. Swinburne Study of Shakespeare (ed. 2) i. 23 This vivisection of a single poem is not defensible as a freak of scholarship.
Compounds
attributive and in other combinations, as vivisection act, vivisection bill, vivisection experiment.
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1876 Nature 25 May 65/1 (heading) Lord Carnarvon's vivisection bill.
1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 799/2 The Act restricting the practice of physiology is the Vivisection Act of 1876.
1894 Westm. Gaz. 26 Feb. 2/1 The atrocious character of many vivisection experiments.
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