NOUN | act | vasectomy | surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization) |
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Sounds | vaeseh'ktahmiy; vaezeh'ktahmiy | |
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Rhymes | academy ... yummy: 83 rhymes with miy... |
Meaning | surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible. | |
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Broader | ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision | Surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
surgical contraception | contraception by surgical sterilization | |
Spanish | vasectomía | |
Catalan | vasectomia | |
Verbs | vasectomize | remove the vas deferens |
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