tubal ligation

noun

1. a method of permanent sterilization for women, involving the surgical sealing of the fallopian tubes to prevent the ovum from passing from the ovary to the uterus.

tubal ligation

noun

1. the tying of the Fallopian tubes as a method of sterilization

tubal ligation

/ to̅o̅′bəl /

1. A method of sterilization in which the fallopian tubes are surgically tied.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tubal ligation¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Once, she asked for a tubal ligation, a minor surgical procedure that provides permanent birth control, but her doctor said he wouldn’t consider performing the operation unless she had two children.

From Washington Post

One such slogan stated, “if one person exceeds the birth quota, the villagers of the whole village have to undergo tubal ligation”.

From No Straight News

Tubal ligation is used by about the same number of women but is much less easy to undo.

From The Daily Beast

What she now thinks they were talking about was a tubal ligation.

From The Daily Beast