embryotomy

English

Etymology

From embryo +‎ -tomy.

Noun

embryotomy (countable and uncountable, plural embryotomies)

1. (medicine) The act of cutting up a deceased foetus, so that it can be removed from the womb.

   Synonym: fetotomy

Derived terms

• embryotomic
• embryotomist

 

Translations

Translations

• German: Embryotomie (de) f

References

• “embryotomy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.