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tubal

American  
[too-buhl, tyoo-] / ˈtu bəl, ˈtju- /

adjective

Anatomy.
  1. pertaining to a tube, as a Fallopian tube.


tubal British  
/ ˈtjuːbəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a tube

  2. of, relating to, or developing in a Fallopian tube

    a tubal pregnancy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tubal

First recorded in 1725–35; tube + -al 1


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Between 2020 and 2023, roughly 16,000 women in the East African country underwent tubal ligation, according to Kenya's health ministry.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025

"Traditionally, the most common candidates for tubal ligation were women who already had multiple children," the Nairobi-based gynaecologist told the BBC.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025

When she first approached a doctor about tubal ligation at the age of 23, she was met with resistance.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025

This data included self-reports from more than 31,000 women, 4,184 who underwent tubal sterilization.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2024

We won her freedom after establishing that she had had a tubal ligation five years prior to her arrest, which made it biologically impossible for her to conceive, let alone give birth to, a child.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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