"embryotomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: embryotomies [plural]
Etymology: embryo + -tomy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|embryo|tomy}} embryo + -tomy Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: fetotomy Derived forms: embryotomic, embryotomist Translations (Translations): Embryotomie [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-embryotomy-en-noun-ObDi4SpA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -tomy Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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