Vasectomy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vasectomy \Vas*ec"to*my\ (v[a^]s*[e^]k"t[-o]*m[y^]), n. [Vas +
     -ecmoty.] (Surg.)
     Resection or excision of the vas deferens.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "vasectomy":
     adenoidectomy, appendectomy, arteriectomy, castration,
     cholecystectomy, craniectomy, cricoidectomy, cystectomy,
     enterectomy, gastrectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, hysterectomy,
     mammectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, nephrectomy, omphalectomy,
     oophorectomy, oophorocystectomy, orchidectomy, ovariectomy,
     pancreatectomy, penectomy, pericardiectomy, phrenicectomy,
     pneumonectomy, prostatectomy, salpingectomy, stapedectomy,
     tonsillectomy, ureterectomy, urethrectomy, venectomy