vasectomy [va-sek -tuh -mee]
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See more synonyms for vasectomy on Thesaurus.com noun, plural vas·ec·to·mies. Surgery excision of the vas deferens, or of a portion of it: performed to effect sterility in men. Show More
Origin of vasectomy 1895–1900; vas (
deferens ) +
-ectomy Related forms post·vas·ec·to·my , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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contraception Examples from the Web for vasectomy Contemporary Examples of vasectomy He mused aloud on Twitter about getting a vasectomy but stressed that he and his wife have made no decision.
A few years into our marriage I had a vasectomy because my wife was having health issues related to birth control pills.
“If you have had a vasectomy , Andrew, this whole cover-up is no good,” Young quoted him as saying.
Oddly, part of their package for asylum included a letter from a Vancouver clinic stating that Harry had received a vasectomy .
Historical Examples of vasectomy The person upon whom vasectomy has been done is conscious of no change.
Once in custody his release could be made contingent on vasectomy .
Of these two operations for the sterilization of men, vasectomy is preferable.
Salpingectomy is the cutting away of the whole or of a piece of the Fallopian tube (corresponds to vasectomy in the male).
Investigations of vasectomy in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts and elsewhere, with detailed reports of some typical cases.
British Dictionary definitions for vasectomy surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens, esp as a method of contraception Show More
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Word Origin and History for vasectomy n. 1897, from Modern Latin vas (deferens) + -ectomy "a cutting."
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Surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens, usually as a means of sterilization. deferentectomy gonangiectomy Show More
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Surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens, resulting in sterility. Show More
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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.
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