- embryoctony
- em·bry·oc·to·ny (em″bre-okґtə-ne) [embryo + Gr. kteinein to kill] the artificial destruction of the living embryo, or fetus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
embryoctony
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embryoctony — (ɛmbrɪˈɒktənɪ) [as if ad. Gr. *ἐµβρυοκτονία, f. ἐµβρυοκτόνος that kills the fœtus.] ‘The destruction of the fœtus in the womb’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.) … Useful english dictionary
