vacuum aspiration

English

Noun

vacuum aspiration (countable and uncountable, plural vacuum aspirations)

(medicine) A method of inducing abortion, during the first trimester of pregnancy, in which the embryo and placenta are drawn off through a narrow tube.

Synonyms

suction curettage
vacuum curettage

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