How many syllables in vivisection?

There are 4 syllables in the word vivisection.

How to pronounce vivisection:

vivisection (noun):: animal experimentation especially if considered to cause distress to the subject; noun. the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research).; the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation

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