vasectomyn.
/vəˈsɛktəmi/, U.S. /vəˈsɛktəmi/ Surgery.
Excision of the vas deferens or a portion of this; ligation of one or (more commonly) both vasa deferentia, usually performed to render the subject infertile.
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vasoligation1926
1897 Lancet 11 Sept. 658/1 A case of double vasectomy.
1899 R. Harrison in Lancet 5 Aug. 331 Vasectomy and castration in relation to prostatic enlargement.
1900 R. Harrison in Lancet 14 July 97/2 Vasectomy or torsion of the vas for hypertrophy.
1923 Physiol. Rev. III. 339 Pregnancy is prevented through coition being made sterile..by submitting the male to vasectomy.
1970 Daily Tel. 2 May 1/4 Vasectomy has recently become much more usual among men as a method of family planning.
1972 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 10 June 40/3 Semen banks..are gaining popularity among vasectomy candidates as a solution to the irreversibility problem.
1979 Toronto Star 15 May e7/3 Commercial sperm banks in several major U.S. cities have reported growing numbers of donors, particularly..men who choose to store their sperm before undergoing vasectomies.
1985 Times 8 Mar. 10/7 A shipyard mechanic who had a vasectomy last autumn said yesterday he was ‘lucky’ after learning his wife is pregnant with sextuplets.
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