embryectomy

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

noun, plural em·bry·ec·to·mies. Surgery.

removal of an embryo.

QUIZZES

DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?

"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
Question 1 of 10
decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of embryectomy

embry- + -ectomy

Words nearby embryectomy

embroidery needle, embroil, embrown, embrue, embry-, embryectomy, embryo, embryo sac, embryo transfer, embryo vitrification, embryo-
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for embryectomy

embryectomy
/ (ˌɛmbrɪˈɛktəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

the surgical removal of an embryo
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for embryectomy

embryectomy
[ ĕm′brē-ĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Surgical removal of an embryo, especially one implanted outside of the uterus.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.