vasectomy

[ va-sek-tuh-mee ]

/ væˈsɛk tə mi /

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noun, plural vas·ec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of the vas deferens, or of a portion of it: performed to effect sterility in men.

Nearby words

vasculopathy, vasculous, vasculum, vase, vasectomize, vasectomy, vaseline, vashon island, vashti, vasifaction, vasiform

Origin of vasectomy

1895–1900; vas (deferens) + -ectomy

Related forms

post·vas·ec·to·my, adjective

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Examples from the Web for vasectomy

He mused aloud on Twitter about getting a vasectomy but stressed that he and his wife have made no decision.
The Meteorologist’s Meltdown: Eric Holthaus on Deciding to Quit Flying|David Freedlander|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A few years into our marriage I had a vasectomy because my wife was having health issues related to birth control pills.
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“If you have had a vasectomy, Andrew, this whole cover-up is no good,” Young quoted him as saying.
Edwards Staffer Andrew Young Offers Shocking Testimony About His Boss|Diane Dimond|April 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Oddly, part of their package for asylum included a letter from a Vancouver clinic stating that Harry had received a vasectomy.
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Epileptics sometimes show a homicidal tendency, but it is doubtful that vasectomy would help them.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
Certainly he may not, except in those rare cases where vasectomy is permissible as described above.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
It is much easier to restore function after vasectomy than after obliterating epididymitis.
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If the patient is confined in a strait-jacket he will die, and vasectomy, according to Sharp, will quiet such a man.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
In Dr. Sharp's list of vasectomies done in Indiana prisons, 176 operations were done on men who voluntarily asked for vasectomy.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley

British Dictionary definitions for vasectomy

vasectomy

/ (væˈsɛktəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens, esp as a method of contraception

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Medicine definitions for vasectomy

vasectomy

[ və-sĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens, usually as a means of sterilization.deferentectomy gonangiectomy

Science definitions for vasectomy

vasectomy

[ və-sĕk′tə-mē ]

Surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens, resulting in sterility.

Culture definitions for vasectomy

vasectomy

[ (vuh-sek-tuh-mee, vay-zek-tuh-mee) ]

A surgical procedure in which the ducts that carry sperm out of the testes are cut and tied off so that no sperm can pass. Vasectomy is a form of male sterilization and is used as a method of birth control. The procedure has no effect on a man's capacity to produce semen; the only difference is that his semen will no longer contain sperm.