vacuum aspiration

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymssuction curettage

   Broadercurettageinduced abortion

Questions about vacuum aspiration

What does vacuum aspiration mean?

vacuum aspiration means "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".

What is another word for vacuum aspiration?

Close synonyms include suction curettage. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.