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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A surgical abortion performed during the second trimester of pregnancy by dilation of the cervix and removal of the fetus and other products of conception, usually by use of vacuum aspiration and surgical instruments.
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