Definitions for "Vacuum aspiration"
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
A form of abortion utilized in the first trimester in which a vacuum suction is used to remove the conceptus and other tissue from the uterus.
procedure in which a suction tube attached to a vacuum pump is inserted through the vagina into the uterus to loosen and remove its contents.