SUCTION CURETTAGE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a method of induced abortion
   • prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix
   Synonym(s)
   • vacuum aspiration (what does vacuum aspiration mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) suction curettage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • curettage (what does curettage mean?)
   • curettement (what does curettement mean?)
   • induced abortion (what does induced abortion mean?)