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Dissection vs Vivisection - What's the difference?

dissection | vivisection |

As nouns the difference between dissection and vivisection

is that dissection is the act of dissecting, or something dissected while vivisection is the action of cutting, surgery or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation.

dissection

English

(wikipedia dissection)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of dissecting, or something dissected
  • A minute and detailed examination or analysis

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    vivisection

    English

    (wikipedia vivisection)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of cutting, surgery or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological]] or [[pathology, pathological scientific investigation.