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Vacuum aspiration
Vacuum aspiration 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.
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Vagina
The tube that forms the passage between the cervix/uterus and the vulva. It receives the penis during sexual intercourse and serves as the delivery passage for birth and for menstrual flow.
Uterus
The uterus is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen, between the bladder and the rectum, that sheds its lining each month during menstruation and in which a fertilized egg (ovum) becomes implanted and the fetus develops.
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Vacuum extraction
Procedure used to ease delivery by applying a metal or plastic cup to the baby's scalp and using suction to pull the baby gradually out of the vagina.
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Vaccination
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Venal paraphilia
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Vacuum aspiration
Vacuum extraction
Procedure used to ease delivery by applying a metal or plastic cup to the baby's scalp and using suction to pull the baby gradually out of the vagina.
Vaginal hysterectomy
Procedure in which the uterus is removed through the vaginal opening.
Vaginitis
Irritation, redness, or swelling of the vaginal tissues, usually resulting from a bacterial infection.
Vagotomy
An operation to cut the vagus nerve. This causes the stomach to make less acid.
Vagus nerve
The nerve in the stomach that controls the making of stomach acid.
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