For vivisection on animals, see Animal testing.

For vivisection on human beings, see Human experimentation.

For the history of animal vivisection, see History of animal testing

Etymologically, vivisection refers to the dissection of, or any cutting or surgery upon, a living organism. More broadly, it is sometimes used to describe any invasive experiment upon living animals.^[1] For some, the word has a pejorative connotation, implying torture and suffering. ^[2]