menstrual extraction

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noun

an abortion procedure involving suction aspiration of the uterine contents early in gestation, before the first missed menstrual period: sometimes performed later.

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Also called endometrial aspiration, vacuum aspiration, vacuum curettage .

Origin of menstrual extraction

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby menstrual extraction

men's room, mens sana in corpore sano, menstrual, menstrual cup, menstrual cycle, menstrual extraction, menstrual period, menstruant, menstruate, menstruation, menstruous

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