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embryectomy

US/ˌɛm.bɹiˈɛk.tə.mi/

embryectomy noun: removal of an embryo/fetus, especially if implanted outside of the uterus.

Noun

embryectomy (countable and uncountable, plural embryectomies)

  1. Removal of an embryo/fetus, especially if implanted outside of the uterus.
    • 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.2015 August 13, “Differential Effects of Sodium Butyrate and Lithium Chloride on Rhesus Monkey Trophoblast Differentiation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

embryectomy meaning in Tamil

embryectomy in Tamil

புறக்கரு நீக்கறுவை

Forms of embryectomy

pluralembryectomies

Origin of embryectomy

From embryo + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with embryectomy

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Questions about embryectomy

What does embryectomy mean?
Embryectomy means removal of an embryo/fetus, especially if implanted outside of the uterus.
What is embryectomy in Tamil?
Embryectomy in Tamil is புறக்கரு நீக்கறுவை. See Embryectomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is embryectomy?
Embryectomy is a noun.
How do you pronounce embryectomy?
Embryectomy is pronounced /ˌɛm.bɹiˈɛk.tə.mi/ (US).
What is the plural of embryectomy?
The plural of embryectomy is embryectomies.

Words near embryectomy in the dictionary

  1. embruted
  2. embrutes
  3. embruting
  4. Embry
  5. embryectomies
  6. embryectomy
  7. embryo
  8. embryo sac
  9. embryo sacs
  10. embryo transfer
  11. embryo transfers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: embryectomy (page history and authors); embryectomy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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