vivisectionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌvɪv.ɪˈsek.ʃən/us/ˌvɪv.ɪˈsek.ʃən/the use of living animals in tests that are intended to increase human knowledge of human diseases and the effects of using particular drugs
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Scientific techniques
- carbon capture
- carbon dating
- clone
- dissect
- double-blind
- fixation
- gene amplification
- genetic engineering
- genetic fingerprinting
- radiocarbon dating
- thermal imaging
- tissue culture
- transgenic