Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Evacuación por succión
Suction evacuation (SUK-shun ee-VA-kyoo-A-shun)
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.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.