Vivisection
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Vivisection (from Latin vivus ("alive") + sectio ("cutting")) is defined as surgery conducted for experimental purposes on a living organism, typically animals with a central nervous system, to view living internal structure. The term is sometimes more broadly defined as any experimentation on live animals; see animal testing.
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See also
- American Anti-Vivisection Society
- Animal testing regulations
- Bionics
- Dissection
- History of animal testing
- Human subject research
- Intrinsic value (animal ethics)
- Pro-Test
- Speaking of Research
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