embryectomies

Variant of embryectomy

embryectomy definition

em·bry·ec·tomy (em′brē ek′tə mē)

noun pl. embryectomies -·ec′·to·mies

the surgical removal of an embryo, esp. in cases of pregnancy outside of the uterus

Etymology: embry(o)- + -ectomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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