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vaˈsectomy Surg.
[f. L. vās- vas 1 a.]
Excision of the vas deferens or a portion of this; ligation of one or (more commonly) both vasa deferentia, usu. performed to render the subject infertile.
1897Lancet 11 Sept. 658/1 A case of double vasectomy. 1899R. Harrison in Lancet 5 Aug. 331 Vasectomy and castration in relation to prostatic enlargement. 1900[see vas 1 a]. 1923Physiol. Rev. III. 339 Pregnancy is prevented through coition being made sterile..by submitting the male to vasectomy. 1970Daily Tel. 2 May 1/4 Vasectomy has recently become much more usual among men as a method of family planning. 1972[see semen 2]. 1979Toronto 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. 1985Times 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. |