vivisection

英 [vɪvɪ'sekʃ(ə)n] 美 [,vɪvɪ'sɛkʃən]
  • n. 活体解剖
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vivisection 活体解剖

viv-,生命,词源同vital,vivid,-sect,解剖,词源同insect,section.

vivisection (n.)
"dissection of a living animal," 1694, from Latin vivus "alive" (see vivid) + ending from dissection). Related: Vivisectionist.