Definition of Vivisection. Meaning of Vivisection. Synonyms of Vivisection

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Definition of Vivisection

Vivisection
Vivisection Viv`i*sec"tion, n. [L. vivus alive + E. section: cf. F. vivisection. See Vivid, and Section.] The dissection of an animal while alive, for the purpose of making physiological investigations.

Meaning of Vivisection from wikipedia

- Vivisection (from Latin vivus 'alive' and sectio 'cutting') is surgery conducted for experimental purposes on a living organism, typically animals with...
- anti-vivisection activist and leading women's suffrage campaigner. She founded a number of animal advocacy groups, including the National Anti-Vivisection...
- The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) is an international non-profit animal protection group, based in London, working to end animal testing, and...
- Swedish-British feminist and animal rights advocate who became a prominent anti-vivisection activist in England in the early 20th century. Born to a distinguished...
- for the Protection of Animals from Vivisection. In 1878, he aut****d "Moral and Religious Estimate of Vivisection" for the Gentleman's Magazine. An obituary...
- The Canadian Anti-Vivisection Society was a Canadian anti-vivisection organization that gained support in the early 20th-century. The Society aimed to...
- whether vivisection has, on the whole, led to a decrease in suffering through the expansion of human knowledge. To Tait, any argument for vivisection should...
- The American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS) is a Jenkintown, Pennsylvania-based animal protectionism organization created with the goal of eliminating...
- the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection. In 2012, the BUAV joined with the New England Anti-Vivisection Society to establish a new international...
- 1916) was an American physician, social reformer, and vocal advocate for vivisection reform. Leffingwell aut****d many books bringing light to the cruel abuses...