HyperDic: vasectomy

English > 1 sense of the word *vasectomy*:
NOUN	act	vasectomy	surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization)

vasectomy > pronunciation
Sounds	vaeseh'ktahmiy; vaezeh'ktahmiy
Rhymes	academy ... yummy: 83 rhymes with miy...

English > *vasectomy*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible.
Broader	ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision	Surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Broader	surgical contraception	contraception by surgical sterilization
Spanish	vasectomía
Catalan	vasectomia
Verbs	vasectomize	remove the vas deferens