embryectomy

American

[em-bree-ek-tuh-mee] / ˌɛm briˈɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

removal of an embryo.

embryectomy British

/ ˌɛmbrɪˈɛktəmɪ /

noun

the surgical removal of an embryo

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

embryectomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of embryectomy

embry- + -ectomy

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