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vasovasostomy

vasovasostomy

1 9.9
Surgery that reconnects the tubes that carry sperm after a vasectomy so a man can father children again
  • noun
  • /ˌvæzoʊvæˈsɑːstəmi/
  • Specialized
: vasovasostomía
  • A successful vasovasostomy can allow a man to father children after a previous vasectomy.

Examples

  • If the doctor determines that the fluid is healthy and full of sperm, he will proceed with the vasovasostomy.

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  • There are two approaches to a vasectomy reversal: a vasovasostomy and a vasoepididymostomy.

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  • This approach is a bit more complicated than a vasovasostomy.

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  • The doctor recommended a vasovasostomy to help restore his fertility after the vasectomy.

  • After careful analysis, the surgeon decided that a vasovasostomy was the best option for the patient.

Surface Forms

vasovasostomy singular
vasovasostomies plural

Morphology

vasovasostomy = vas (opaque) = vas + ostomy

The term is highly specialized and medical, making it difficult for learners to deduce the meaning from its components without specialized knowledge.

Etymology

Vasovasostomy breaks into vaso- (the 'vas', the tube that carries sperm) used twice, and -stomy ('new opening'). So, it literally means making a new opening to join the two vas tubes, which is the operation to reconnect them after a vasectomy and help a man have children again.