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suction evacuation

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008373

A surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated (opened) and vacuum is used to remove tissue from the uterus. Also called suction aspiration and vacuum aspiration.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008373
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymssuction aspiration; vacuum aspiration
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008373",
  "term": "suction evacuation",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated (opened) and vacuum is used to remove tissue from the uterus. Also called suction aspiration and vacuum aspiration.",
  "synonyms": [
    "suction aspiration",
    "vacuum aspiration"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/suction-evacuation/"
}

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