vasectomy
noun
va·sec·to·my
və-ˈsek-tə-mē 
vā-ˈzek-
plural vasectomies
: surgical division or resection of all or part of the vas deferens usually to induce sterility
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However, the reality is that vasectomies are less invasive, require less recovery time and are more easily reversed than a tubal ligation.
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
About one in every fifty American men has a prescription for sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, and about one in twenty-five have vasectomies.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
In the finale, Alex is technically off duty to accompany her husband, Tim (Kyle Bornheimer), to his vasectomy.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Patrick, a Republican ideologue with ties to Rush Limbaugh, was a former radio host who once broadcast his own vasectomy live on air.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
About one in every fifty American men has a prescription for sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, and about one in twenty-five have vasectomies.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
In the finale, Alex is technically off duty to accompany her husband, Tim (Kyle Bornheimer), to his vasectomy.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Patrick, a Republican ideologue with ties to Rush Limbaugh, was a former radio host who once broadcast his own vasectomy live on air.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Vasectomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vasectomy. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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vasectomy
noun
va·sec·to·my
-tə-mē
plural vasectomies
: surgical division or resection of all or part of the vas deferens usually to induce sterility
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