Term: suction curettage: 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
Broader: induced abortion: a deliberate termination of pregnancy | Unrelated: methionine: a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition
Broader: induced abortion: a deliberate termination of pregnancy | Unrelated: stylus: a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
Broader: induced abortion: a deliberate termination of pregnancy | Unrelated: magnetic line of force: a line of force in a magnetic field
Broader: induced abortion: a deliberate termination of pregnancy | Unrelated: romanticism: a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
Broader: induced abortion: a deliberate termination of pregnancy | Unrelated: quotient: the ratio of two quantities to be divided
Broader: induced abortion: a deliberate termination of pregnancy | Unrelated: orthopnea: form of dyspnea in which the person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect; associated with asthma and emphysema and angina pectoris
Broader: induced abortion: a deliberate termination of pregnancy | Unrelated: physeter: type genus of the Physeteridae
Broader: induced abortion: a deliberate termination of pregnancy | Unrelated: ischemic hypoxia: hypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)
Broader: induced abortion: a deliberate termination of pregnancy | Unrelated: pumpkin: a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
Broader: induced abortion: a deliberate termination of pregnancy | Unrelated: onopordum: a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers