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vivisect
verb
[ ˈvɪvɪsɛkt ]
• (used only by opponents of the practice) perform vivisection on (an animal).
• "people are vivisecting animals and experimenting with germ warfare"
Origin:
mid 19th century: back-formation from vivisection.
