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EMBRYOTOMY

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em⋅bry⋅ot⋅o⋅my

  [em-bree-ot-uh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
dismemberment of a fetus, when natural delivery is impossible, in order to effect its removal.
Origin:
1715–25; < F embryotomie. See embryo-, -tomy
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Main Entry: em·bry·ot·o·my
Pronunciation: "em-brE-'ät-&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
1 : mutilation of a fetus to facilitate removal from the uterus when natural delivery is impossible
2 : dissection of embryos for examination
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embryotomy em·bry·ot·o·my (ěm'brē-ŏt'ə-mē)
n.
The cutting of the fetus while in the uterus to aid its removal when delivery is impossible by natural means.

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