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vacuum aspiration
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vacuum aspiration
n.
A method of abortion performed during the first trimester of pregnancy, in which the contents of the uterus are withdrawn through a narrow tube. Also called suction curettage, vacuum curettage.
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Noun1.vacuum aspiration - 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
suction curettage
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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This indicates that more women are using methods such as RU486 or manual vacuum aspiration employed earlier in pregnancy.
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In the early 1970s he developed a soft, flexible cannula for manual vacuum aspiration that was widely used in the US and developing countries to perform early abortions.
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