Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or occurring in a tube, such as the fallopian tube or the eustachian tube.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In medicine, of or relating to one of the passages called tubes in the body, more commonly the Fallopian tube.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a tube; specifically, of or pertaining to one of the Fallopian tubes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a
tube .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to occurring in a tube such as e.g. the Fallopian tube or Eustachian tube
Etymologies
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Examples
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I am not from Mexico or South America- does anyone know if the term tubal ligation is well know?
DIFFERENCES IN AN ENGLISH AND SPANISH VERSION OF A KAISER PAMPHLET » Sociological Images 2009
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The risk of a tubal is so unnecessary for my wife and I.
Keeping Your Fertility Options Open aka TBTAM 2007
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An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg implants itself outside the uterus, usually in the wall of a fallopian tube called a tubal pregnancy but sometimes in the cervix, ovary, or abdomen.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Because of the tubal ligation I had after the twins were born, we needed to find a doctor who could perform a reversal, called a tubal reanastomosis.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive Jack Canfield 2010
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An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg implants itself outside the uterus, usually in the wall of a fallopian tube called a tubal pregnancy but sometimes in the cervix, ovary, or abdomen.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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About one in four U.S. married women opt for sterilization, also known as tubal ligation, or tube-tying.
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Because of the tubal ligation I had after the twins were born, we needed to find a doctor who could perform a reversal, called a tubal reanastomosis.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive Jack Canfield 2010
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· For women, the operation is called a tubal ligation, which means to tie the tubes.
Chapter 27 1993
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The surgery, known as tubal ligation, involves blocking the fallopian tubes that connect the ovaries with the uterus.
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The surgery, known as tubal ligation, involves blocking the fallopian tubes that connect the ovaries with the uterus.
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