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Direct visualization of the fetus or embryo in the uterus by insertion of the light source and image-detecting portion of a fetoscope into the amniotic cavity through a small incision in the abdominal wall. This technique permits visualization and photography, surgical correction of certain types of congenital defects, and collection of amniotic fluid specimens for…

Having a part in the formation of an embryo; said of cells.  

Any acquired or genetic disease of a developing embryo.  

A tumor, such as Wilms’ tumor of the kidney, neuroblastoma, or teratomas, consisting of derivatives of the embryonic germ layers but lacking in organization.  

A treatise on the embryo.  

The growth and development of an embryo.  

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

Heart action in which the first and second sounds are equal and resemble the fetal heart sounds; a sign of cardiac distress.  

Removal of an extrauterine embryo.