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Meaning of embryectomy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

/ˌɛm.bɹiˈɛk.tə.mi/

Definitions

Removal of an embryo/fetus, especially if implanted outside of the uterus.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Placentas and endometrial tissue was collected at 52–55 days of pregnancy by surgical embryectomy which involved removal of the entire conceptus and surrounding endometrial tissue.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Embryo embryo sac embryo transfer embryoblast embryocarcinoma embryocardia