English Explanatory Dictionary

embryotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

embryotomy embryotomies

Etymology

From embryo + -tomy.

Synonyms

fetotomy

Derived words

embryotomic embryotomist
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