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