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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Vasectomy \Vas*ec"to*my\ (v[a^]s*[e^]k"t[-o]*m[y^]), n. [Vas + -ecmoty.] (Surg.) Resection or excision of the vas deferens. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

vasectomy n 1: surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

33 Moby Thesaurus words for "vasectomy": adenoidectomy, appendectomy, arteriectomy, castration, cholecystectomy, craniectomy, cricoidectomy, cystectomy, enterectomy, gastrectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, hysterectomy, mammectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, nephrectomy, omphalectomy, oophorectomy, oophorocystectomy, orchidectomy, ovariectomy, pancreatectomy, penectomy, pericardiectomy, phrenicectomy, pneumonectomy, prostatectomy, salpingectomy, stapedectomy, tonsillectomy, ureterectomy, urethrectomy, venectomy