surgical contraception
Noun
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Contraception by surgical sterilization (synset 100855117)
is a type of:
- sterilisation, sterilization - the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
- contraception, contraceptive method - birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
subtypes:- tubal ligation - a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations
- vasectomy - surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible
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