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suction curettage
suction curettagen. See vacuum aspiration.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | 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 cervixvacuum aspirationinduced abortion - a deliberate termination of pregnancycurettage, curettement - surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette |
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curettage [ku″rĕ-tahzh´] (Fr.) removal of material from the wall of a cavity or other surface by scraping with a curette.suction curettage (vacuum curettage) a method of induced abortion, consisting of removal of the uterine contents, after dilatation, by means of a hollow curette introduced into the uterus, through which suction is applied.suction curettagea form of abortion in which the cervix is dilated if necessary and the products of conception removed by use of a canula attached to a suction source; technique used to complete a spontaneous incomplete abortion or as a form of induced abortion. Synonym(s): dilation and suctionsuction curettagen. See vacuum aspiration.suction curettage Vacuum curettage Gynecology The removal of uterine contents postcervical dilation, applying suction through a hollow-tipped device, a common method for performing first trimester abortionsuc·tion cur·et·tage (sŭk'shŭn kyūr'ĕ-tahzh') A form of abortion in which the cervix is dilated if necessary and the products of conception removed by use of a cannula attached to a suction source; technique used to complete a spontaneous incomplete abortion or as a form of induced abortion.
Synonym(s): dilation and suction. suction curettage
Related to suction curettage: vacuum curettageSynonyms for suction curettagenoun a method of induced abortionSynonymsRelated Words- induced abortion
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