vacuum aspiration
Americannoun
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a method of sampling the contents of the uterus for diagnostic purposes.
Etymology
Origin of vacuum aspiration
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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She said she was glad to use it while having what's called a manual vacuum aspiration procedure to remove pregnancy tissue from the womb - and would encourage others to try it.
From BBC
Block practices on a sola papaya, a fruit that resembles a pregnant uterus and is apparently used around the world to teach a “method of modern reproductive health care: manual vacuum aspiration.”
From Washington Post
Most abortions of this kind are vacuum aspiration abortions, where gentle suction is used to empty a woman’s uterus.
From The Guardian
A week later I got what is technically called a “manual vacuum aspiration.”
From Scientific American
They call it a vacuum aspiration although there is nothing aspirational about it.
From The Guardian
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