Preferred Name |
vasectomy |
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Synonyms |
vasectomy and ligation of vas deferens |
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Definitions |
Surgical removal of part or all of the vas deferens. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_006714 |
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alternate name |
vasectomies |
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anatomical location | ||
definition |
Surgical removal of part or all of the vas deferens. Surgical removal of the ductus deferens, or a portion of it. It is done in association with prostatectomy, or to induce infertility. |
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has broad synonym |
vasectomy and ligation of vas deferens |
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has database cross reference | ||
has effect | ||
has narrow synonym |
contraceptive vasectomy vasectomy NOS |
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ICD-9-CM |
63.73 |
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is referenced by | ||
label |
vasectomy |
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Library of Congress Classification |
QP255 RD585.5 |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings | ||
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities ID | ||
MeSH Descriptor ID | ||
NCI Thesaurus ID | ||
prefixIRI |
GSSO:006714 |
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prefLabel |
vasectomy |
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SNOMED CT Identifier | ||
subClassOf |
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