vasectomy

va·sec·to·my

 (və-sĕk′tə-mē, vā-zĕk′-)

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

(vəˈsɛktəmɪ)

n, pl -mies

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

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va•sec•to•my

(væˈsɛk tə mi, veɪˈzɛk-)

n., pl. -mies.

surgical excision of part or all of the vas deferens to effect sterility in men.

[1895–1900; vas (deferens) + -ectomy]

va•sec′to•mize`, v.t. -mized, -miz•ing.

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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

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vasectomy

Surgery to sever the vas deferens in order to cause sterility.

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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

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Translations

vasectomía

vasectomia

vasectomy

[væˈsektəmɪ] N → vasectomía f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

vasectomy

[vəˈsɛktəmi] n → vasectomie f

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vasectomy

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

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vasectomy

[væˈsɛktəmɪ] n → vasectomia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

va·sec·to·my

n. vasectomía, excisión parcial y ligadura de los conductos deferentes para impedir la salida de espermatozoides en el semen, procedimiento gen. usado como contraceptivo.

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vasectomy

n (pl -mies) vasectomía

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