vasectomize

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Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To perform a vasectomy on (a male); to surgically remove or sever the vas deferens, the ducts that carry sperm from the testicles, typically as a permanent method of contraception.

Usage and Examples

• The verb "vasectomize" describes the action a medical professional performs on a patient.
• It is most commonly used in the passive voice ("to be vasectomized") to describe the patient's status or decision.
• Examples:
  • The urologist will vasectomize the patient in a brief outpatient procedure.- After having three children, he decided to be vasectomized.- The clinic vasectomizes dozens of men each month.

Advanced Usage

• Medical/Technical Context: The term is primarily used in medical, clinical, or formal discussions about surgical sterilization.
• Passive Construction: The past participle "vasectomized" is frequently used as an adjective to describe a man who has undergone the procedure.
  • He is a vasectomized male.
  • The study compared fertility rates between vasectomized and non-vasectomized subjects.

Variants and Related Words

• Vasectomy (n): The noun form referring to the surgical procedure itself.
  • He scheduled a vasectomy.
• Vasectomised (adj): British English spelling of the past participle/adjective.
• Sterilize (v): A more general term for rendering incapable of reproduction, which can apply to males or females.

Synonyms

• Sterilize (specifically for males): To make incapable of reproduction.
• Neuter (in a broad, non-technical sense): To remove the reproductive organs; note that this term is more commonly and precisely used for animals.

Antonyms

• Fertilize: To make capable of producing offspring.
• Reverse a vasectomy: To surgically attempt to restore fertility (via a vasovasostomy).

Học thuật

Verb

1. remove the vas deferens
   • many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control

Từ đồng nghĩa

• vasectomise