suction curettage

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suction curettage

See vacuum aspiration.

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suction curettage - 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

vacuum aspiration

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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