vasectomy
English
/vəˈsɛktəmi/
noun
Definitions
- (surgery) The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization.
Etymology
Affix from English vas + English vas deferens.
Origin
English
vas deferens
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- intravasate English
- postvasectomy English
- prevasectomy English
- vas English
- vas deferens English
- vasectomee English
- vasectomization English
- vasectomize English
- vasiform English
- vasitis English
- vas Latin
- vās Latin
- ektomi Norwegian Bokmål
- vasektomi Norwegian Bokmål