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Synonyms for vasectomy


Grammar : Noun
Spell : va-sek-tuh-mee
Phonetic Transcription : væˈsɛk tə mi

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Définition of vasectomy

Origin :
  • 1897, from Modern Latin vas (deferens) + -ectomy "a cutting."
  • As in birth control : noun pregnancy prevention
Example sentences :
  • The person upon whom vasectomy has been done is conscious of no change.
  • Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley
  • Once in custody his release could be made contingent on vasectomy.
  • Extract from : « Being Well-Born » by Michael F. Guyer
  • Of these two operations for the sterilization of men, vasectomy is preferable.
  • Extract from : « The Fertility of the Unfit » by William Allan Chapple
  • Salpingectomy is the cutting away of the whole or of a piece of the Fallopian tube (corresponds to vasectomy in the male).
  • Extract from : « Woman » by William J. Robinson
  • Investigations of vasectomy in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts and elsewhere, with detailed reports of some typical cases.
  • Extract from : « Abstracts of Papers Read at the First International Eugenics Congress » by Various
  • Vasectomy, ovariotomy and salpingectomy (with and without complete excision), castration.
  • Extract from : « Abstracts of Papers Read at the First International Eugenics Congress » by Various
  • To consider in the first place the operation of simple sterilization (vasectomy or salpingectomy).
  • Extract from : « Mental Defectives and Sexual Offenders » by W. H. Triggs, Donald McGavin, Frederick Truby King, J. Sands Elliot, Ada G. Patterson, C.E. Matthews and J. Beck
  • Vasectomy on him will prevent a propagation of his kind but will cure no disease.
  • Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley
  • Such sterilization of a woman is in contravention to the decretal of Gregory as given in the chapter on Vasectomy.
  • Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley
  • It is much easier to restore function after vasectomy than after obliterating epididymitis.
  • Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley
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