# vivisection

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌvɪ.vɪˈsɛk.ʃən/ · frequency rank #66,389

## Definitions
1. The act or instance of cutting, surgery, or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation.

## Etymology
From Latin vīvus (“alive”) + sectiō (“cutting”). Compare French vivisection. See also vivid and section.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vivisection