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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Last October, she took the definitive step of undergoing a sterilisation procedure known as tubal ligation - permanently closing the door on motherhood.
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
"Traditionally, the most common candidates for tubal ligation were women who already had multiple children," the Nairobi-based gynaecologist told the BBC.
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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