English
gastroelytrotomy
From gastro- + elytrotomy.
Formed from gastro- + elytrotomy
Ancient Greek γαστήρ ‘stomach’
English gastro-
English elytron ‘the protective wing of a beetle’
English elytrotomy
Today it means
noun The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the purpose of removing a foetus.
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Etymograph / gastroelytrotomy