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: curettage: surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | Unrelated: collective farm: a farm operated collectively
Broader: curettage: surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | Unrelated: watermelon: large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
Broader: curettage: surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | Unrelated: transubstantiation: the Roman Catholic doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and the wine changes into the substance of the body and blood of Christ when consecrated in the Eucharist
Broader: curettage: surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | Unrelated: butt weld: a butt joint that is welded
Broader: curettage: surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | Unrelated: interface: (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
Broader: curettage: surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | Unrelated: dasyuridae: dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils
Broader: curettage: surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | Unrelated: broad gauge: a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches
Broader: curettage: surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | Unrelated: weight: sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
Broader: curettage: surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | Unrelated: coffee mill: a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans
Broader: curettage: surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | Unrelated: blackhead: a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin