• (n.) The cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal.
(em″bre-ot´ә-me) dismemberment of the fetus in difficult labor in which a normal delivery is impossible.
Em`bry·ot'o·my noun [ Greek 
Type: Term Pronunciation: em′brē-ot′ŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Any mutilating operation on the fetus to make possible its removal when delivery is impossible by natural means.
dismemberment of a fetus, when natural delivery is impossible, in order to effect its removal.