パイプカット

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from pipe +‎ cut

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) パイプカ​ット [pàípúkáꜜttò] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [pa̠ipɯ̟ᵝka̠t̚to̞]

Noun

パイプカット • (paipukatto) 

1. 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”)