embryectomy

English

Etymology

From embryo +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɛm.bɹiˈɛk.tə.mi/
• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

embryectomy (countable and uncountable, plural embryectomies)

1. (surgery) Removal of an embryo/fetus, especially if implanted outside of the uterus.
   • 2015 August 13, “Differential Effects of Sodium Butyrate and Lithium Chloride on Rhesus Monkey Trophoblast Differentiation”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Placentas and endometrial tissue was collected at 52–55 days of pregnancy by surgical embryectomy which involved removal of the entire conceptus and surrounding endometrial tissue.