Category: E

  • Embryotoxon

    Congenital marginal opacity of the cornea.  

  • Embryoscopy

    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…

  • Embryoplastic

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

  • Embryopathy

    Any acquired or genetic disease of a developing embryo.  

  • Embryoma

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

  • Embryography

    A treatise on the embryo.  

  • Embryogeny

    The growth and development of an embryo.  

  • Embryoctony

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

  • Embryocardia

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

  • Embryectomy

    Removal of an extrauterine embryo.