vasectomia

See also: vasectomía

Catalan

Etymology

From vas +‎ -ectomia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bə.zək.tuˈmi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [və.zək.tuˈmi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [va.zek.toˈmi.a]

Noun

vasectomia f (plural vasectomies)

1. (surgery) vasectomy

Further reading

• “vasectomia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Italian

Etymology

From vaso +‎ -ectomia.

Noun

vasectomia f (plural vasectomie)

1. (surgery) vasectomy

Portuguese

Etymology

From vaso +‎ -ectomia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.zek.toˈmi.ɐ/, /va.ze.ki.toˈmi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.zek.toˈmi.ɐ/, /va.ze.ki.toˈmi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.zek.toˈmi.a/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.zɛ.ktuˈmi.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.zɛ.ktuˈmi.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.zɛ.ktuˈmi.ɐ/

Noun

vasectomia f (plural vasectomias)

1. (surgery) vasectomy (surgical sterilisation of a man)