suction curettage

/ˌsʌkʃən ˈkjʊrəˌtɑʒ/
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Definitions of suction curettage
  1. noun
    a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix
    synonyms: vacuum aspiration
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    type of:
    induced abortion
    a deliberate termination of pregnancy
    curettage, curettement
    surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette
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