Vasectomizes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The surgical procedure involves severing and sealing parts of the vas deferens, which leads to permanent male sterility by obstructing sperm passage from the testicles to the urethra
2. This medical intervention entails cutting the vas deferens to prevent sperm transmission during ejaculation, thereby achieving male contraception and rendering the individual infertile
3. To surgically interrupt the vas deferens to cause permanent infertility in males by blocking sperm flow

Etymology: This word is an inflected form, the third-person singular present of "vasectomize," meaning someone performs the surgery. That verb is built from "vasectomy," a surgical procedure whose name combines the Latin "vas," meaning a vessel or duct, with the Greek-derived suffix "-ectomy," meaning surgical removal. The "-ize" ending, which comes into English through Middle French from Late Latin and ultimately from the Greek "-izein," turns the noun into a verb meaning to perform that operation.

Synonyms: sterilizes