パイプカット

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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”)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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