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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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Origin of menstrual extraction
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby menstrual extraction
mens rea, men's room, mens sana in corpore sano, menstrual, menstrual cycle, menstrual extraction, menstruate, menstruation, menstruous, menstruum, mensurable
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