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VASECTOMY
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I. (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)
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