- embryotomy
- n. kwetsing van de foetus om een abortus te veroorzaken, operatieve verkleining v.h. ongeboren kind, door het in stukken te snijden als de geboorte op geen andere wijze mogelijk is
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Embryotomy — Em bry*ot o*my, n. [Gr. e mbryon an embryo + te mnein to cut: cf. F. embryotomie.] (Med.) The cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embryotomy — /em bree ot euh mee/, n., pl. embryotomies. Surg. dismemberment of a fetus, when natural delivery is impossible, in order to effect its removal. [1715 25; < F embryotomie. See EMBRYO , TOMY] * * * … Universalium
embryotomy — Any mutilating operation on the fetus to make possible its removal when delivery is impossible by natural means. [embryo + G. tome, cutting] * * * em·bry·ot·o·my .em brē ät ə mē n, pl mies 1) mutilation of a fetus to facilitate removal from the… … Medical dictionary
embryotomy — n. damage or mutilation of a fetus in order to induce miscarriage … English contemporary dictionary
embryotomy — em·bry·ot·o·my … English syllables
embryotomy — /ɛmbriˈɒtəmi/ (say embree otuhmee) noun (plural embryotomies) the dismemberment of a foetus to effect an otherwise impossible delivery. {embryo + tomy} …
embryotomy — ˌembrēˈäd.əmē noun ( es) Etymology: French embryotomie, from embry + tomie tomy 1. : mutilation of a fetus for removal from the uterus when natural delivery is impossible 2. : dissection of embryos for examination … Useful english dictionary
embryotome — em·bryo·tome em brē ə .tōm n an instrument used in embryotomy * * * em·bryo·tome (emґbre o tōm) a cutting instrument used in embryotomy … Medical dictionary
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lamination — 1. An arrangement in the form of plates or laminae. 2. Embryotomy by removing the fetal head in slices. * * * lam·i·na·tion .lam ə nā shən n a laminated structure or arrangement … Medical dictionary
decapitator — de·cap·i·ta·tor (de kapґĭ ta″tər) an instrument for removing the head of a fetus in embryotomy … Medical dictionary
