embryoctony

embryoctony

 [em″bre-ok´to-ne]

destruction of the living embryo or fetus.

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embryoctony

(em?bre-ok'to-ne) [? + kteinein, to kill]

Destruction of the fetus in utero, as when delivery is impossible or during abortion.

See: craniotomy

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