tubal ligation

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noun

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.

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Origin of tubal ligation

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby tubal ligation

tuatua, tub, tuba, tubal, Tubal-cain, tubal ligation, tubal pregnancy, tubate, tubby, tub chair, tube

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How to use tubal ligation in a sentence

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.
The Mississippi clinic at the center of the fight to end abortion in America|Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Ariana Eunjung Cha|August 24, 2021|Washington Post
One such slogan stated, “if one person exceeds the birth quota, the villagers of the whole village have to undergo tubal ligation”.
China’s Three-Child Policy Is Unlikely To Be Welcomed By Working Women|LGBTQ-Editor|June 7, 2021|No Straight News
How does Noah prevent other men (led by Tubal-Cain) from forcing their way onboard?
‘Noah’ Review: An Ambitious, Flawed Biblical Tale That You Have to See|Andrew Romano|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was on birth control pills for years, and when I got my OBGYN to agree to it- I got a tubal ligation.
Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories|Harry Siegel|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Tubal ligation is used by about the same number of women but is much less easy to undo.
How Over-the-Counter Birth Control Could Screw You|Kent Sepkowitz|November 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
What she now thinks they were talking about was a tubal ligation.
Sterilized for Being Poor?|Constantino Diaz-Duran|January 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein
It was Tubal-cain that made thy very Tailor's needle, and sewed that court-suit of thine.
Sartor Resartus|Thomas Carlyle
“Meshech” and “Tubal” are no hindrance to this view, if the names of the so-called “sons of Japheth” are critically examined.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
Fourteen of these tubal pregnancies, described by different authors, showed boys on the right and girls on the left side.
Schenk's Theory: The Determination of Sex|Samuel Leopold Schenk
Jerry used to work in an iron-foundry; he's a regular Tubal Cain.
The American Missionary -- Volume 39, No. 10, October, 1885|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tubal ligation

tubal ligation

noun

the tying of the Fallopian tubes as a method of sterilization

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Medical definitions for tubal ligation

tubal ligation

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

Scientific definitions for tubal ligation

tubal ligation

[ tōō′bəl ]

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