vi. 活体解剖

vt. 对...作活体解剖

[医] 活体解剖(动物)

[ verb ]
cut (a body) open while still alive
<verb.contact>
people no longer vivisect animals--it's considered unethical

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