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tubal ligation

–noun
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.

Origin:
1945–50
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tubal ligation  
n.  A method of female sterilization in which the fallopian tubes are surgically tied.
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Main Entry: tubal ligation
Function: noun
: ligation of the fallopian tubes that by preventing passage of ova from the ovaries to the uterus serves as a method of femalesterilization
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tubal ligation n.
A method of female sterilization in which the fallopian tubes are surgically tied.

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tubal ligation   (t'bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
A method of sterilization in which the fallopian tubes are surgically tied.
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