单词 | vasectomy |
释义 | vasectomyWord family adjectivevasalvasiformnounvasectomyvas Hospitalva·sec·to·my /vəˈsektəmi/ noun (plural vasectomies) [countableC, uncountableU] MHSYa medical operation to cut the small tube through which a man’s sperm passes so that he is unable to produce children 输精管切除术 Examples from the Corpus vasectomy• It gave him a tonsillectomy, an appendectomy and a vasectomy.• How does one educate these people into birth control, a vasectomy or sterilisation?• More than 10% of those who are currently sexually active have had a vasectomy.• I had a vasectomy three years ago.• For the male it means a vasectomy - the cutting or tying of the male's sperm ducts.• I didn't tell her about my vasectomy.• Even the number of vasectomies has been increased by media ads.• The Bath Clinic in Avon is cutting the price of vasectomies to £180 to attract patients over a traditionally quiet Christmas. (1800-1900) vas deferens “sperm-carrying tube” ((16-21 centuries)) (from Modern Latin, “carrying-away container”) + -ectomy |
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