VASECTOMY - Definition

Pronunciation:		vu'sektumee
WordNet Dictionary

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

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	See Also:	ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation, surgical contraception

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Vasec"tomy\ (v[a^]s[e^]k"t[-o]m[y^]), n. [Vas + -ecmoty.] (Surg.) Resection or excision of the vas deferens.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	An operation to cut or tie off the two tubes that carry sperm out of the testicles.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	The surgical sterilization of a man by blocking both vas deferens. A vasectomy is surgery for the sterilization of male. In this operation, the ductus deferens (also called vas deferens) from either testes is ligated with suture and severed. Sperm can no longer pass to the urethra. Secretions from the seminal vesicle can still be ejaculated.