vacuum aspiration
vacuum aspiration · vacuum aspirations
A method of inducing abortion, during the first trimester of pregnancy, in which the…A method of inducing abortion, during the first trimester of pregnancy, in which the embryo and placenta are drawn off through a narrow tube.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A method of inducing abortion, during the first trimester of pregnancy, in which the embryo and placenta are drawn off through a narrow tube.
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
Forms
plural: vacuum aspirations| Singular | vacuum aspiration |
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Synonyms
2 synonymssuction curettagevacuum curettage
Close in meaning
- 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
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable