- embryoctony
- 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. 2012.
embryoctony
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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
