epididymovasostomy

epididymovasostomy
Surgical anastomosis of the vas deferens to the epididymis. [epididymis + vasostomy]

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ep·i·did·y·mo·vas·os·to·my -vas-'äs-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical severing of the vas deferens with anastomosis of the distal part to the epididymis esp. to circumvent an obstruction causing sterility

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n.
the operation of connecting the vas deferens to the epididymis to bypass obstruction of the latter. It is performed in an attempt to cure azoospermia caused by this blockage.

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epi·did·y·mo·vas·os·to·my (ep″ĭ-did″ə-mo-və-sosґtə-me) [epididymo- + vaso- + -stomy] vasoepididymostomy.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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