| 单词 | vasotomy |
| 释义 | vasotomy in British English (væˈsɒtəmɪ) nounWord forms: plural -mies a surgical incision into the vas deferens vasotomy in American English (væˈsɑtəmi) nounWord forms: plural vasˈotomies a surgical cutting of the vas deferens Word origin vaso- + -tomyvasotomy in American English (væˈsɑtəmi) nounWord forms: plural -mies Surgery incision or opening of the vas deferens Word origin [vaso- + -tomy]vaso- is a combining form meaning “vessel,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix vaso- include: vasoconstriction, vasodilator, vasoinhibitor, vasospasm, vasostimulant; -tomy is a combining form meaning “cutting, incision” of an organ, “excision” of an object,as specified by the initial element (appendectomy; lithotomy); also occurring in abstract nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -tomous (dichotomy) |
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