Embryectomy
//ˌɛm.bɹiˈɛk.tə.mi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Removal of an embryo/fetus, especially if implanted outside of the uterus. countable, uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From embryo + -ectomy.
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