EMBRYOTOMY

Etymology

Noun

embryotomy (plural embryotomies)

(medicine) The act of cutting a foetus into pieces within the womb, so that it can be removed.

Source: Wiktionary


Em`bry*ot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. embryotomie.] (Med.)

Definition: The cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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