Vivisection
dissection of a living subject From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vivisection (from Latin vivus ("alive") + sectio ("cutting")) is a doing a surgery as an experiment on a living organism, usually animals. It is sometimes used to mean animal testing itself (see animal testing).[1][2][3] The word is often used by people or organizations who dislike animal experimentation[4]

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