Meanings
nouncallisection (countable and uncountable, plural callisections)
plural callisections
- countabledateduncountablepainless vivisection
The two kinds of vivisection, sentisection and callisection
1883, Burt Green Wilder, On the Brain of a Cat Lacking the Callosum, Preliminary Notics
Origin
- Latincallere“to be insensible”
- Englishcallisection
From Latin callere (“to be insensible”) + English section.
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Rhymes with callisection
sectioncollectionprotectionselectionconnectionelectiondirectioninspectiondetectioninfectioncorrectionprojectioninjectionreflectionrejectionperfectionobjectionresurrectionerectionaffectionconvectiondissectionrecollectioncomplexion
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APA
callisection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callisection
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“callisection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callisection. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “callisection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callisection.
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