vasoligation

American

[vas-oh-lahy-gey-shuhn, vey-zoh-] / ˌvæs oʊ laɪˈgeɪ ʃən, ˌveɪ zoʊ- /

noun

Surgery.

ligation of the vas deferens.

Etymology

Origin of vasoligation

vaso- + ligation

Example Sentences

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But that, to scientists, is a prosaic anecdote when there are papers to be heard on such exotic subjects as "Respiration of Tomato Fruits," "Animal Ecology of Oaks," "Cytologic Changes Following Vasoligation of the Kidney of the Albino Rat."

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