パイプカット
Japanese
editEtymology
editWasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from pipe + cut
Pronunciation
editNoun
editパイプカット • (paipukatto)
- a surgical procedure in which the vasa deferentia of a man are severed, and then tied/sealed in a manner which prevents sperm from entering the seminal stream: a vasectomy
- Synonym: 精管切除術 (seikan setsujo-jutsu, literally “sperm-pipe cut-remove procedure”)