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])[1]
  • 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”)

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