vacuum aspiration

noun Medicine/Medical.

menstrual extraction.
a method of sampling the contents of the uterus for diagnostic purposes.

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Origin of vacuum aspiration

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby vacuum aspiration

vacuole, vacuous, vacutome, vacuum, vacuum activity, vacuum aspiration, vacuum bottle, vacuum brake, vacuum casting, vacuum cleaner, vacuum coffee maker
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