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embryectomy

noun
/ˌɛm.bɹiˈɛk.tə.mi/US

Etymology

From embryo + -ectomy.

  1. derived from ἔμβρυον
  2. borrowed from embryō
  3. suffixed as embryectomy — “embryo + ectomy”

Definitions

  1. Removal of an embryo/fetus, especially if implanted outside of the uterus.

    • 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.

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