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tubectomy

American  
[too-bek-tuh-mee, tyoo-] / tuˈbɛk tə mi, tju- /

noun

Surgery.
tubectomies plural
  1. salpingectomy.


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Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of tubectomy

First recorded in 1920–25; tube + -ectomy

Example Sentences

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Those who agree to a tubectomy get about $8.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

In 2011-12 alone, the government said 4.6 million women had undergone a tubectomy.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2014

Health workers, who convinced a woman to undergo a tubectomy, are also sometimes rewarded.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2014

The tubectomy operations were carried out on 83 women in just six hours.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2014

Analogy is the difference between tubectomy and bilateral oophorectomy.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2011

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