8–143 Vas/o/vas/o/stomy, also called vas/ectomy reversal, is a surgical procedure
in which the function of the vas deferens on each side of the testes is restored, having
been cut and ligated in a preceding vasectomy.
Another term for vas/o/vas/o/stomy is
__________ / ____________________ ____________________.8–144 Vas/o/vas/o/stomy may be performed if a man wants to regain his fertil-
ity. In most cases, patency (opening up) of the canals is achieved, but fertility is not
always regained.
The term in this frame that refers to the state of being open is
____________________.
The surgical term in this frame that is synonymous with vas/ectomy reversal is
__________ / _____ / __________ / _____ / ____________________.Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.
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vas/ectomy reversal
văs-ĔK-tō-mēpatency
PĀ-tĕn-sēvas/o/vas/o/stomy
văs-ō-vă-SŎS-tō-mē