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After doing One Fine Day and playing a pediatrician on ER, I'll never have kids. I'm going to have a vasectomy.
George Clooney

Meaning of "vasectomy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VASECTOMY

vasectomy  [væˈsɛktəmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VASECTOMY

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Vasectomy is a noun.
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WHAT DOES VASECTOMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vasectomy

Vasectomy is a surgical procedure for male sterilization and/or permanent birth control. During the procedure, the male vasa deferentia are severed and then tied/sealed in a manner so as to prevent sperm from entering into the seminal stream and thereby prevent fertilization from occurring. Vasectomies are usually performed in a physician's office, medical clinic, or, when performed on an animal, in a veterinary clinic— hospitalization is not normally required as the procedure is not complicated, the incisions small, and the necessary equipment routine. There are several methods by which a surgeon might complete a vasectomy procedure, all of which occlude at least one side of each vas deferens. To help reduce anxiety and increase patient comfort, men who have an aversion to needles may consider a "no-needle" application of anesthesia while the "no-scalpel" or "open-ended" techniques help to speed-up recovery times and increase the chance of healthy recovery. Due to the simplicity of the surgery, a vasectomy usually takes less than 30 minutes to complete. After a short recovery at the doctor's office, the patient is sent home to rest.

Definition of vasectomy in the English dictionary

The definition of vasectomy in the dictionary is surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens, esp as a method of contraception.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VASECTOMY


adenoidectomy
ˌædɪnɔɪˈdɛktəmɪ
adrenalectomy
əˌdriːnəlˈɛktəmɪ
appendicectomy
əˌpɛndɪˈsɛktəmɪ
colectomy
kəˈlɛktəmɪ
cystectomy
sɪˈstɛktəmɪ
glossectomy
ɡlɒˈsɛktəmɪ
hepatectomy
ˌhɛpəˈtɛktəmɪ
hysterectomy
ˌhɪstəˈrɛktəmɪ
laminectomy
ˌlæmɪˈnɛktəmɪ
laryngectomy
ˌlærɪnˈdʒɛktəmɪ
lobectomy
ləʊˈbɛktəmɪ
lumpectomy
lʌmˈpɛktəmɪ
mastectomy
mæˈstɛktəmɪ
myomectomy
ˌmaɪəˈmɛktəmɪ
oophorectomy
ˌəʊəfəˈrɛktəmɪ
pneumonectomy
ˌnjuːməʊˈnɛktəmɪ
postvasectomy
ˌpəʊstvəˈsɛktəmɪ
prostatectomy
ˌprɒstəˈtɛktəmɪ
splenectomy
splɪˈnɛktəmɪ
thyroidectomy
ˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VASECTOMY

vascularly
vasculature
vasculiform
vasculitides
vasculitis
vasculum
vase
vasectomies
vasectomise
vasectomize
vaselike
Vaseline
Vashti
vasiform
vasoactive
vasoactivity
vasoconstriction
vasoconstrictive
vasoconstrictor
vasodilatation

WORDS THAT END LIKE VASECTOMY

anatomy
appendectomy
cholecystectomy
craniectomy
embolectomy
endarterectomy
gastrectomy
gingivectomy
hemorrhoidectomy
keratectomy
meniscectomy
nephrectomy
orchiectomy
ovariectomy
pancreatectomy
phlebectomy
salpingectomy
sympathectomy
thymectomy
tonsillectomy
vitrectomy

Synonyms and antonyms of vasectomy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «vasectomy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VASECTOMY

Find out the translation of vasectomy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vasectomy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vasectomy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

输精管结扎术
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vasectomía
570 millions of speakers

English

vasectomy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुरुष नसबंदी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قطع القناة الدافقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вазэктомия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vasectomia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

vasectomy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vasectomie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vasektomi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vasektomie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

精管切除
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정관 수술
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vasektomi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thắt ống dẫn tinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேசெக்டொமி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्त्री नसबंदी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meni kanalı ameliyatı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vasectomia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wazektomia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вазектомія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vasectomie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαζεκτομή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vasektomie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vasektomi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vasektomi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vasectomy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VASECTOMY»

The term «vasectomy» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.395 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VASECTOMY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vasectomy

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QUOTES WITH «VASECTOMY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vasectomy.
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George Clooney
After doing One Fine Day and playing a pediatrician on ER, I'll never have kids. I'm going to have a vasectomy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VASECTOMY»

Discover the use of vasectomy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vasectomy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vasectomy: The Cruelest Cut of All (the Modern Medical ...
Vasectomy: The Cruelest Cut of All exposes a common and often severe lifelong pain syndrome, frequently worsened by sex, arising months or years after the procedure-Post-Vasectomy Pain Syndrome.
Brad Bowins, 2006
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The Vasectomy Doctor: A Memoir
The Vasectomy Doctor is the fascinating story of the first doctor to provide a vasectomy in Ireland, and his struggle to facilitate his patients' family-planning in the face of the Church's hold on issues of birth control and abortion.
Andrew Rynne, 2005
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Vasectomy
For men contemplating vasectomy and for the women who want their man to take his turn at preventing pregnancy, this book tells them what they need to know.
George C. Denniston, 2002
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Glenn's Urologic Surgery
The incidence is lower with NSV (0.3% versus 1.4%), during which tissue is spread for exposure of the vas, than with traditional vasectomy. Postvasectomy inflammation can occur anywhere from 3 days to years following vasectomy. Patients ...
Sam D. Graham, Thomas E. Keane, James Francis Glenn, 2010
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Vasectomy Relative to Prostatic Disorders and Catheter Life
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Reginald Harrison, 2010
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Contraceptive Technology
bands had a vasectomy (6%) was the same as women who had a tubal ligation ( 7%).54 Regret following a vasectomy is more common among men who, at the time of the vasectomy, were less than 30 years old, were in an unstable marriage,  ...
Robert Anthony Hatcher, James Trussell, Anita L. Nelson, M.D., 2007
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Sex and Society
ln the mid-1970s, a less invasive procedure, called no-scalpel vasectomy, was devised by a Chinese surgeon; since then it has seen wide usage throughout the world. This nonsurgical, or no-scalpel vasectomy, is faster, safer, and virtually ...
‎2010
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Infertility in the Male
Randall PE, Ganguli L, Marcuson RW Wound infection following vasectomy. Br I Urol 1983 ; 55: 564-7. Randall PE, Ganguli LA, Keaney MGL, Marcuson RW. Prevention of wound infection following vasectomy. BrI Urol1985;57:227-9. Silber SI.
Larry I. Lipshultz, Stuart S. Howards, Craig S. Niederberger, 2009
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Male Infertility: A Clinical Guide
It was also mooted at one time that vasectomy may be associated with an increased incidence of prostate cancer but recently this relationship has been seriously questioned. Today, however, few authorities believe that vasectomy has any ...
Anne M. Jequier, 2011
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Is Vasectomy Worth the Risk?: A Physician's Case Against ...
Many patients and correspondents have made comparable statements to H. J. Roberts, M.D. after reading his reports on the long-term complications of vasectomy.
H. J. Roberts, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VASECTOMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vasectomy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Senator: 'More stringent process' for vasectomy than abortion
In his experience, he said he met with a doctor who talked about both receiving and reversing the vasectomy. Then it took four to six weeks to actually schedule ... «The Tennessean, Apr 15»
2
She might want kids, but he had a vasectomy
DEAR ABBY: When I turned 25, after considering it for years, I went to my doctor and told him I wanted to become sterile. I got a vasectomy two months later. «Philly.com, Apr 15»
3
March Madness, indeed: Men having vasectomy surgery so they can …
Tony Brokens is one of a growing number of men having vasectomies around the Big Dance, but the 33-year-old dad of four said he didn't plan it this way, ... «New York Daily News, Mar 15»
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Get a Vasectomy and Have a Ball Watching March Madness
“Get your vasectomy, then sit on the couch for 3 days watching sports–Doctors orders!” That's part of the pitch for the “Vas Madness” deal currently being offered ... «TIME, Mar 15»
5
Why we need World Vasectomy Day
I met Dr. Doug Stein while making a documentary about my own complex journey through fatherhood. His vasectomy missions to Third World countries inspired ... «CNN, Nov 14»
6
More Men Had Vasectomies as the US Economy Worsened
In a vasectomy, the sperm-transport system is interrupted by blocking the structure known as the vas deferens, which carries sperm from the testicle to the ... «Health.com, Oct 14»
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Gel injection could be vasectomy alternative
If a vasectomy is too big of a commitment, how about a little gel? It's called Vasalgel. The company behind it says the gel would be injected into a man's genitals ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Sep 14»
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Vasectomy may increase risk of aggressive prostate cancer
Vasectomy was not significantly associated with risk of low-grade cancer; ... “This study follows our initial publication on vasectomy and prostate cancer in 1993, ... «Harvard Gazette, Jul 14»
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Virginia Man's 'No-Brainer' Plea Deal Includes Vasectomy
A Virginia man who has fathered children with several women has agreed to get a vasectomy to knock up to five years off his prison term in a child ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 14»
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Man Gets Accidental Vasectomy After Doctors Operate On 'Wrong Site'
"We can confirm a patient who was scheduled to have a different minor urological procedure was wrongly given a vasectomy," RLUH medical director Dr. Peter ... «Huffington Post, May 14»

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