Vivisect

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vivisect \Viv"i*sect`\, v. t.
     To perform vivisection upon; to dissect alive. [Colloq.]
     --Pop. Sci. Monthly.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  vivisect
       v : cut (a body) open while still alive; "people no longer
           vivisect animals--it's considered unethical"