vivisect
verb (used with object)
to dissect the living body of (an animal).
self-vivisector
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a word derived from
vivisect.
Example Sentences
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‘Ah, if I could only turn self-vivisector, and watch the operation of my heart, I should know!’
From The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy
