Meaning & use
vivisect
To cut into or dissect a living animal, usually for scientific research or experimentation.
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Early physiologists would vivisect animals to study how organs functioned in real time.
Critics argued that the lab should not vivisect primates without strict oversight.
A note on using this word
Vivisect can also be used figuratively to mean examining something in harsh, minute detail.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To analyze or criticize something in extremely harsh, minute detail.
The critic proceeded to vivisect the film's plot scene by scene.
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