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tubectomy

[too-bek-tuh-mee, tyoo-]
noun, plural tu·bec·to·mies. Surgery.
  1. salpingectomy.
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Origin of tubectomy

First recorded in 1920–25; tube + -ectomy
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tubectomy

(tōō-bĕk′tə-mē)
n.
  1. salpingectomy
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