tubal
[too-buh l, tyoo-]
Origin of tubal
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Contemporary Examples
I was on birth control pills for years, and when I got my OBGYN to agree to it- I got a tubal ligation.
Tubal ligation is used by about the same number of women but is much less easy to undo.
What she now thinks they were talking about was a tubal ligation.
Historical Examples
Before the close of the scene Shylock and Tubal have been added to it.
Shakespeare as a Dramatic ArtistRichard G. Moulton
Tubal Cain, the instructor of every artificer in brass and iron.
Mornings in FlorenceJohn Ruskin
The common form of extrauterine pregnancy is the Tubal Pregnancy.
Essays In Pastoral MedicineAustin Malley
It stated that Tubal settled in Spain and populated the country.
Southern SpainA.F. Calvert
Jerry used to work in an iron-foundry; he's a regular Tubal Cain.
tubal
- of or relating to a tube
- of, relating to, or developing in a Fallopian tubea tubal pregnancy
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tubal
(tōō′bəl)- Of, relating to, or occurring in a tube, such as the fallopian tube or the eustachian tube.
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