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  • 1. curettage
  • 2. suction
  • 3. suction
  • 4. suction
Table of Contents
  • 1. curettage
  • 2. suction
  • 3. suction
  • 4. suction
Synonyms
Antonyms

1. curettage

noun. surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette.

Synonyms

  • surgical operation
  • operation
  • surgical process
  • suction curettage
  • dilation and curettage
  • dilatation and curettage
  • D and C
  • vacuum aspiration
  • surgery
  • surgical procedure

Antonyms

  • major surgery
  • serial operation
  • asynchronous operation
  • synchronous operation

2. suction

noun. ['ˈsʌkʃən'] a force over an area produced by a pressure difference.

Synonyms

  • force per unit area
  • pressure level

Antonyms

  • fill
  • full
  • emptiness

Etymology

  • sugere (Latin)

3. suction

verb. ['ˈsʌkʃən'] empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction.

Synonyms

  • evacuate
  • void

Antonyms

  • meaningful
  • thirsty
  • undrained

Etymology

  • sugere (Latin)

4. suction

noun. ['ˈsʌkʃən'] the act of sucking.

Synonyms

  • intake
  • uptake
  • sucking
  • suck
  • ingestion

Antonyms

  • bottlefeed
  • starve
  • emit
  • refrain

Etymology

  • sugere (Latin)
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