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vacuum aspiration

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009131

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 suction evacuation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009131
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymssuction aspiration; suction evacuation
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009131",
  "term": "vacuum aspiration",
  "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 suction evacuation.",
  "synonyms": [
    "suction aspiration",
    "suction evacuation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/vacuum-aspiration/"
}

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