VASECTOMY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vasectomy mean? 

• VASECTOMY (noun)
  The noun VASECTOMY has 1 sense:

1. surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible

  Familiarity information: VASECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VASECTOMY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("vasectomy" is a kind of...):

ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)

surgical contraception (contraception by surgical sterilization)

Derivation:

vasectomize (remove the vas deferens)