EMBRYOTHLASTA
\ˈɛmbɹɪˌɒθlastə], \ˈɛmbɹɪˌɒθlastə], \ˈɛ_m_b_ɹ_ɪ__ˌɒ_θ_l_a_s_t_ə]\
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An instrument for dividing the foetus piecemeal, in order to effect delivery. A crotchet or other instrument, used, in certain cases of laborious parturition, to break the bones of the foetus, for the purpose of extracting them with greater facility. -Hippocrates, Galen.
By Robley Dunglison
