embryectomy

English

Etymology

embryo +‎ -ectomy

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɛm.bɹiˈɛk.tə.mi/
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

embryectomy (countable and uncountable, plural embryectomies)

(surgery) Removal of an embryo/fetus, especially if implanted outside of the uterus.
- 2015 August 13, “Differential Effects of Sodium Butyrate and Lithium Chloride on Rhesus Monkey Trophoblast Differentiation”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
  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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