Vivisection
noun
The act of doing operations on live animals for scientific research.
Many people consider vivisection to be cruel and inhumane.
Often appears as...
- ethics of vivisection
- vivisection in research
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Academic
noun
The act of cruel and detailed examination or criticism.
His novel was subjected to a brutal vivisection by the critics.
Often appears as...
- vivisection of character
- vivisection of writing
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Formal
Literary
noun
The act of doing operations on live animals for scientific research.
Many people consider vivisection to be cruel and inhumane.
Often appears as...
- ethics of vivisection
- vivisection in research
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The act of cruel and detailed examination or criticism.
His novel was subjected to a brutal vivisection by the critics.
Often appears as...
- vivisection of character
- vivisection of writing
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Ethical Sensitivity
The term often triggers emotional responses due to ethical concerns about animal welfare.
Debates on vivisection usually stir strong feelings among animal rights activists.
Pro Tip 2/3Scientific Context
Used primarily to describe procedures in biological or medical research.
Vivisection plays a divisive role in the development of new medicines.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Controversy
Has a history of debate over moral implications in scientific progress.
Vivisection was more common in the past before ethical guidelines were established.
Pro Tip 1/3Ethical Sensitivity
The term often triggers emotional responses due to ethical concerns about animal welfare.
Debates on vivisection usually stir strong feelings among animal rights activists.
Pro Tip 2/3Scientific Context
Used primarily to describe procedures in biological or medical research.
Vivisection plays a divisive role in the development of new medicines.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Controversy
Has a history of debate over moral implications in scientific progress.
Vivisection was more common in the past before ethical guidelines were established.
Pro Tip 1/3Ethical Sensitivity
The term often triggers emotional responses due to ethical concerns about animal welfare.
Debates on vivisection usually stir strong feelings among animal rights activists.
Pro Tip 2/3Scientific Context
Used primarily to describe procedures in biological or medical research.
Vivisection plays a divisive role in the development of new medicines.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Controversy
Has a history of debate over moral implications in scientific progress.
Vivisection was more common in the past before ethical guidelines were established.
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Video examples
Robin Ince: Science...
which is to say the very title, "Infinite Monkey Cage," celebrates the idea of vivisection. We have made it quite clear to these people that an infinite monkey cage is roomy. We also had someone else who said, "'The Infinite Monkey Cage' idea is ridiculous.
Video examples
Robin Ince: Science...
which is to say the very title, "Infinite Monkey Cage," celebrates the idea of vivisection. We have made it quite clear to these people that an infinite monkey cage is roomy. We also had someone else who said, "'The Infinite Monkey Cage' idea is ridiculous.
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Quote examples
Alexander Graham Bell
Scottish Inventor
I do not recognize the right of the public to break in the front door of a man's private life in order to satisfy the gaze of the curious... I do not think it right to dissect living men even for the advancement of science. So far as I am concerned, I prefer a post mortem examination to vivisection without anaesthetics.
Quote examples
Alexander Graham Bell
Scottish Inventor
I do not recognize the right of the public to break in the front door of a man's private life in order to satisfy the gaze of the curious... I do not think it right to dissect living men even for the advancement of science. So far as I am concerned, I prefer a post mortem examination to vivisection without anaesthetics.
Example 1 of 1
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