"vasostomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vasostomies [plural]
Etymology: From vas- + -ostomy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|vas|ostomy}} vas- + -ostomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} vasostomy (plural vasostomies)
  1. (medicine, pathology) artificial creation of an opening into the vas deferens. Categories (topical): Medicine, Pathology

Inflected forms

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