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vasectomy

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/vəˈsɛktəmi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/væˈsɛktəmi, veɪˈzɛk-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(va sek′tə mē)

Inflections of 'vasectomy' (n): npl: vasectomies

va•sec•to•my /væˈsɛktəmi, veɪˈzɛk-/USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies.

Surgeryan operation that removes part or all of the tube that carries sperm, done in order to sterilize: [uncountable]the option of vasectomy.[countable]Thousands of vasectomies are performed every year.

See -tom-.

vas•ec•to•my (va sek′tə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Surg.]

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

vas (deferens) + -ectomy 1895–1900

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vasectomy /vəˈsɛktəmɪ/ n ( pl -mies)

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

'vasectomy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

contraception - vaso- - vas - vasovasostomy

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