Definitions for tubal ligation
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tub′al liga′tion(n.)
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.
Category: Surgery
Origin of tubal ligation:
1945–50
Princeton's WordNet
tubal ligation(noun)
a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations
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