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Astroelytrotomy

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(n.) The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the purpose of removing a fetus. It is a substitute for the Caesarean operation, and less dangerous.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Astroelytrotomy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/astroelytrotomy.html. 1828.
 
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