vasectomizedadj.
/vəˈsɛktəmʌɪzd/, U.S. /vəˈsɛktəˌmaɪzd/ That has had the vas deferens removed, or having undergone ligation of one or (usually) both vasa deferentia.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [adjective] > operations on sex organs > operations on male sex organs
vasectomized1900
orchidectomized1957
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [adjective] > operations on sex organs > operations on male sex organs > for sterilization
vasectomized1923
1900 R. Harrison in Lancet 14 July 96/1 There are good reasons for believing that a vasectomised or castrated male is not liable to undergo hypertrophy of the prostate.
1923 Physiol. Rev. III. 342 If..the female rat undergoes a sterile coition with a vasectomized male the corpus luteum persists for a longer period.
1970 Nature 11 Apr. 162/2 Spontaneously ovulating females were mated with vasectomized males of strain A, whose sterility had been checked repeatedly.
1977 Spare Rib June 31/1 Male, 31, healthy wealthy and dull, seeks girlfriend. Vasectomised. Ideal pet for liberated woman.
1982 Times 6 Dec. 6/8 One man said the number three song on the Thai hit parade ‘I'm vasectomized’ had inspired him [to have a vasectomy].
Derivatives
vaˈsectomize v. transitive.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > perform operation on specific part or condition [verb (transitive)] > operations on male sex organs
cut1638
orchidectomize1942
vasectomize1980
1980 Aggressive Behavior VI. 218 All six adult males were vasectomized by double ligature of the vas deferens four months before the first copulation was seen in November.
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adj.1900