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embryotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-bry-oto-my
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of cutting up a deceased foetus, so that it can be removed from the womb.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From embryo + -tomy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

embryotomies (plural)

Derived Forms

embryotomic embryotomist

Synonyms

fetotomy

Questions

What does embryotomy mean?
The act of cutting up a deceased foetus, so that it can be removed from the womb.
Where does embryotomy come from?
From embryo + -tomy.

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