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tubal

[ too-buhl, tyoo- ]

adjective

, Anatomy.
  1. pertaining to a tube, as a Fallopian tube.


tubal

/ ˈtjuːbəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a tube
  2. of, relating to, or developing in a Fallopian tube

    a tubal pregnancy



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Word History and Origins

Origin of tubal1

First recorded in 1725–35; tube + -al 1

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Example Sentences

How does Noah prevent other men (led by Tubal-Cain) from forcing their way onboard?

I was on birth control pills for years, and when I got my OBGYN to agree to it- I got a tubal ligation.

Tubal ligation is used by about the same number of women but is much less easy to undo.

What she now thinks they were talking about was a tubal ligation.

Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.

It was Tubal-cain that made thy very Tailor's needle, and sewed that court-suit of thine.

“Meshech” and “Tubal” are no hindrance to this view, if the names of the so-called “sons of Japheth” are critically examined.

Fourteen of these tubal pregnancies, described by different authors, showed boys on the right and girls on the left side.

Jerry used to work in an iron-foundry; he's a regular Tubal Cain.

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