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embryectomy

[em-bree-ek-tuh-mee]
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noun, plural em·bry·ec·to·mies. Surgery.
  1. removal of an embryo.
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Origin of embryectomy

embry- + -ectomy
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British Dictionary definitions for embryectomy

embryectomy

noun plural -mies
  1. the surgical removal of an embryo
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embryectomy

(ĕm′brē-ĕk′tə-mē)
n.
  1. Surgical removal of an embryo, especially one implanted outside of the uterus.
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