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va·sec·to·mize

(və-sĕk′tə-mīz′, vā-zĕk′-)
tr.v. va·sec·to·mized, va·sec·to·miz·ing, va·sec·to·miz·es
To perform a vasectomy on.
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vasectomize

(vəˈsɛktəˌmaɪz) or

vasectomise

vb (tr)
(Medicine) to perform a vasectomy on
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Verb 1. vasectomize - remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control"
desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, sterilize, unsex, fix - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
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Additionally, the ratio of citrate: lactate and GPC: lactate was meaningfully different between the control group and spermatogenic failure or vasectomized groups based on their study (9).
Metabolomics of Male Infertility: A New Tool for Diagnostic Tests
After 8 weeks of ovarian transplantation, the females were mated with vasectomized males and were checked daily for vaginal plug.
Ovarian Tissue Transplantation in Mice and Rats: Comparison of Ovaries Age
Future studies will include an experienced, vasectomized male in each pen.
Effects of Immediate or Delayed Estradiol on Behavior in Old Menopausal Macaques on Obesogenic Diet
Thomas' team [2] showed increased chemerin concentrations in the sperm of control subjects compared to a group of vasectomized patients (p < 0.001).
Adipokines in Semen: Physiopathology and Effects on Spermatozoas
The males will be vasectomized to prevent the possibility of proliferation.
An International Team of Veterinarians Examines the Lions in Razgrad
Pseudopregnant recipient mice were obtained by mating fertile female NMRI mice to vasectomized males.
Embryonic stem cell conditioned medium supports in vitro maturation of mouse oocytes
Abstract: To evaluate whether single-entry endoscopic vasectomy of male feral pigeons (Columba livia) significantly reduced fertility and would potentially be valuable for control of feral pigeon populations, 252 male feral pigeons were caught in the city of Berne and endoscopically vasectomized. In this procedure, approximately 1 cm of the deferent duct was removed bilaterally.
Endoscopic vasectomy of male feral pigeons (Columba livia) as a possible method of population control
jacchus) were obtained from the Dstl Porton Down breeding colony and housed in vasectomized male and female pairs.
Exploring the innate immunological response of an alternative nonhuman primate model of infectious disease; the common marmoset
Has a vasectomized partner (and is using a spermicide, condom, or diaphragm)
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19: If you intend to use a cull ram as a teaser ram later this fall, have him vasectomized now.
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As previously described in the literature pseudopregnancy may be produced by mechanical stimulation by means of a vasectomized male.
Aplicacion de la tecnica de inseminacion artificial intrauterina en ratas Lewis para obtencion de embriones utilizables en proyectos de ingenieria de tejidos dentales

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