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