tubal
Americanadjective
adjective
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of or relating to a tube
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of, relating to, or developing in a Fallopian tube
a tubal pregnancy
Etymology
Origin of tubal
Example Sentences
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When she first approached a doctor about tubal ligation at the age of 23, she was met with resistance.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025
She shared her tubal ligation journey in a 30-minute YouTube video last March, explaining her decision to have the procedure.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025
"Doctors don't typically encourage tubal ligation because the success rate of a reversal is very poor," said Dr Bosire.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025
In 2024, new research found that despite all the attention on male vasectomies post-Dobbs, the rise in tubal sterilizations among females was twice as high as the increase among vasectomies in males.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 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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