embryotomy
Americannoun
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embryotomies
plural
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Etymology
Origin of embryotomy
From the French word embryotomie, dating back to 1715–25. See embryo-, -tomy
Example Sentences
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In order to save the life of a wealthy woman, he must put his clerical garments aside and sully his hands with an embryotomy.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 11, 2020
These cases are always trying, but it is very rarely necessary to resort to embryotomy.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
When this cannot be accomplished, the only resort is embryotomy, or cutting up of the fœtus, which operation can only be safely performed by the qualified veterinary surgeon.
From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Robert Jennings
The only resort is embryotomy, by which I have succeeded in saving a valuable mare that had carried a colt in this condition for four days.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
The displacement of the ends of the broken bone is another cause of constriction, and between the two conditions the passage of the fetus may be rendered impossible without embryotomy.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
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