vasectomy (redirected from Vasectome)

va·sec·to·my  (v-skt-m, v-zk-)

n. pl. va·sec·to·mies

Surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens, usually as a means of sterilization.

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vasectomy [væˈsɛktəmɪ]

n pl -mies

(Medicine / Surgery) surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens, esp as a method of contraception

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vasectomy  (v-skt-m)

Surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens, resulting in sterility.

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vasectomy

surgical excision of part of the vas deferens, the duct which carries sperm from the testes, performed as a form of male contraception.

See also: Surgery

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surgical excision of part of the vas deferens, the duet which carries sperm from the testes, performed as a form of male contraception.

See also: Birth

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vasectomy - surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue surgical contraception - contraception by surgical sterilization

Translations

vasectomy [væˈsektəmɪ] N → vasectomía f

vasectomy [vəˈsɛktəmi] n → vasectomie f

vasectomy

n → Vasektomie f (spec), → Sterilisation f (des Mannes)

vasectomy [væˈsɛktəmɪ] n → vasectomia