Embryotomy

/ɛmbrioʊˈɑtəmi/ noun

Definition

A surgical operation in which an embryo or fetus is cut or dismembered to facilitate delivery.

Etymology

From embryo + Greek tome, 'a cutting or section.' This medical term emerged in the 18th-19th centuries when obstetrics faced dire situations.

Kelly Says

Embryotomy represents a dark chapter in medical history—but also shows human ingenuity in solving problems; modern cesarean sections replaced this procedure and reduced maternal mortality by transforming impossible births into surgeries.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንብርቶም
en-bree-toom
ARالعربية
عملية قطع الجنين
amal-iya qat-t al-jay-nin
BNবাংলা
শিশু বিভাগ
shi-shu bi-bha-g
CACatalà
embrioctomia
em-bree-o-kto-mee-a
CSČeština
embryotomii
em-bree-oh-to-mee-i
DADansk
embryotomi
em-bree-oh-to-mee
DEDeutsch
Embryotomie
em-bree-o-to-mee
ELΕλληνικά
εμβρυοτομή
em-vree-o-to-me
ESEspañol
embrioctomía
em-bree-o-kto-mee-a
FAفارسی
جراحی جنین
jor-a-hi je-neen
FISuomi
embryotomia
em-bree-o-to-mee-a
FRFrançais
embryotomie
em-bʁi-o-to-mi
GUGU
પોષકતંત્ર
po-shak-tan-tra
HAHA
kayan yara
ka-yan ya-ra
HEעברית
ניתוח עוברי
ni-to-ach ov-ree
HIहिन्दी
जन्म-विच्छेदन
janm-vichchedan
HUMagyar
embryotomi
em-bree-oh-to-mee
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembedahan embrio
pembedahan em-bree-oh
IGIG
akụkụ ụmụaka
a-ku-ku ụ-mu-a-ka
ITItaliano
embrioctomia
em-bree-o-kto-mee-a
JA日本語
胚切術
hai-ketsu-jutsu
KKKK
жасөлмені кесу
jas-o-lmen-i ke-su
KMKM
ឧបករណ៍ចងចាត់
ou-pa-ka-ron-ach-chon-cha-at
KO한국어
배아절개술
bae-a-jeol-gae-sul
MRMR
जन्म-विच्छेदन
janm-vichchedan
MSBahasa Melayu
pembedahan embrio
pembedahan em-bree-oh
MYမြန်မာ
胚切術
pa-che-ki
NLNederlands
embryotomie
em-bree-oh-to-mee
NONorsk
embryotomi
em-bree-oh-to-mee
PAPA
ਸ਼ੇਰ-ਕਟ
sheer-kat
PLPolski
embriotomia
em-bree-oh-to-mee-a
PTPortuguês
embrioctomia
em-bree-o-kto-mee-a
RORomână
embriotomii
em-bree-o-to-mee-i
RUРусский
эмбриотомия
em-bree-o-to-mee-ya
SVSvenska
embryotom
em-bree-oh-toom
SWKiswahili
embryotomy
em-bree-o-to-mee
TAதமிழ்
கருத்தொகுப்பு
kar-ut-to-ku-ppu
TEతెలుగు
కుర్చీ
kur-chee
THไทย
การผ่าตัดตัวอ่อน
gaan-pha-tat-tua-aoan
TLTL
embriotomy
em-bree-o-to-mee
TRTürkçe
embriotomi
em-bree-oh-to-mee
UKУкраїнська
ембріотомія
em-bree-o-to-mee-ya
URاردو
خلیہ کاٹنے کا عمل
khal-ee-ah ka-t-nay-ka a-mal
VITiếng Việt
phẫu thuật cắt thai nhi
phau-thuat-cat-thai-nhi
YOYO
ọpọ̀ ìgbàgbọ́
o-po-i-i-gba-gbo
ZH中文
胚切术
pái qiē shù
ZUZU
isikhathi sokuthengisa
i-si-ka-thi so-ku-the-ngi-sa

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