VASECTOMY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("vasectomy" is a kind of...):

ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)

surgical contraception (contraception by surgical sterilization)

Derivation:

vasectomize (remove the vas deferens)

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