vasectomy
excision of the vas deferens, or of a portion of it: performed to effect sterility in men.
Origin of vasectomy
1Other words from vasectomy
- post·vas·ec·to·my, adjective
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For example, some recent social media posts have encouraged men to get vasectomies by stressing that they are easily reversible.
Vasectomies Are Going Viral After the Roe v. Wade Leak, But They Aren’t a Solution to Abortion Bans | Jamie Ducharme | May 23, 2022 | TimeWhile most health plans must cover female sterilization under the Affordable Care Act, the same isn’t true of vasectomies.
Vasectomies Are Going Viral After the Roe v. Wade Leak, But They Aren’t a Solution to Abortion Bans | Jamie Ducharme | May 23, 2022 | TimeVasectomies are surgical procedures that can be painful and difficult to reverse.
Great Balls Of Fire: How Heating Up Testicles With Nanoparticles Might One Day Be A Form Of Male Birth Control | LGBTQ-Editor | January 10, 2022 | No Straight NewsHe mused aloud on Twitter about getting a vasectomy but stressed that he and his wife have made no decision.
The Meteorologist’s Meltdown: Eric Holthaus on Deciding to Quit Flying | David Freedlander | October 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA few years into our marriage I had a vasectomy because my wife was having health issues related to birth control pills.
Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories | Harry Siegel | February 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
“If you have had a vasectomy, Andrew, this whole cover-up is no good,” Young quoted him as saying.
Edwards Staffer Andrew Young Offers Shocking Testimony About His Boss | Diane Dimond | April 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOddly, part of their package for asylum included a letter from a Vancouver clinic stating that Harry had received a vasectomy.
Mother of Los Angeles’ Alleged Arsonist Had a Wild Life | Christine Pelisek | January 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSuch sterilization of a woman is in contravention to the decretal of Gregory as given in the chapter on vasectomy.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'MalleyIt is much easier to restore function after vasectomy than after obliterating epididymitis.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'Malleyvasectomy tends to check masturbation, and the minds of the masturbators frequently improve after the operation.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'MalleyHe said ten of this dozen had been confirmed masturbators, and all were cured by vasectomy.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'MalleyIf a man has been sterilized by vasectomy, restoration of function and removal of the sterility seems practically always possible.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'Malley
British Dictionary definitions for vasectomy
/ (væˈsɛktəmɪ) /
surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens, esp as a method of contraception
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Scientific definitions for vasectomy
[ və-sĕk′tə-mē ]
Surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens, resulting in sterility.
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Cultural definitions for vasectomy
[ (vuh-sek-tuh-mee, vay-zek-tuh-mee) ]
A surgical procedure in which the ducts that carry sperm out of the testes are cut and tied off so that no sperm can pass. Vasectomy is a form of male sterilization and is used as a method of birth control. The procedure has no effect on a man's capacity to produce semen; the only difference is that his semen will no longer contain sperm.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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