vivisectionist
Animal surgery researcher
A vivisectionist is someone who practices or supports vivisection—surgical experimentation on living animals for scientific research.
The term often carries negative connotations, used by opponents of animal testing to emphasize the cutting of living creatures: Animal rights activists condemned the researchers as vivisectionists.
Moral philosophy for medicine
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- humaneMarked by kindness
suffering · compassion · conscience · dilemma · principles · responsibility · refinement · reduction
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- sutureMedical wound closure
clamps · retractor · hemostasis · ligature · sterile · gloves · mask · antiseptic
Study of organism structure
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- organBody's working component
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
histology · cytology · pathology · biopsy · specimen · cadaver · necropsy · autopsy
Public expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
- antivivisectionOpposition to animal surgery research
- PETAAnimal welfare advocacy group
- ALFShortened extraterrestrial term
debate · ban · outrage · condemnation · backlash · boycott · picketing · whistleblower
Conditioning reflex discoverer
- GalenClassical Roman-era physician
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- specimenIndividual for examination
- vivariumEnclosure for living specimens
- studyDeliberate learning effort
trial · investigation · protocol · procedure · hypothesis · data · observation · analysis
bioethics
Moral philosophy for medicine
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- moralityRight and wrong principles
humane · suffering · compassion · conscience · dilemma · principles · responsibility · refinement · reduction · replacement
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
suture · clamps · retractor · hemostasis · ligature · sterile · gloves · mask · antiseptic · laparotomy
anatomy
Study of organism structure
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- organBody's working component
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
morphology · histology · cytology · pathology · biopsy · specimen · cadaver · necropsy · autopsy · gross
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
- antivivisectionOpposition to animal surgery research
- PETAAnimal welfare advocacy group
ALF · debate · ban · outrage · condemnation · backlash · boycott · picketing · whistleblower · undercover
Pavlov
Conditioning reflex discoverer
- GalenClassical Roman-era physician
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- specimenIndividual for examination
- vivariumEnclosure for living specimens
study · trial · investigation · protocol · procedure · hypothesis · data · observation · analysis · results
vivisectionistmortician
Funeral home professional
anatomist · coroner · pathologist · medical examiner · embalmer