"tubal ligation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tubal ligations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tubal ligation (countable and uncountable, plural tubal ligations)
  1. (medicine) A surgical procedure for sterilization in which a woman's Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed. Wikipedia link: tubal ligation Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Birth control, Medicine, Surgery Related terms: have one's tubes tied, salpingectomy, tubectomy Translations (procedure in which a woman's Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed): 輸卵管結紮術 (Chinese Mandarin), 输卵管结扎术 (shūluǎnguǎn jiézāshù) (Chinese Mandarin), munanjohtimien tukkiminen (Finnish), ligature des trompes [feminine] (French), Tubenligatur [feminine] (German), podwiązanie jajników [neuter] (Polish), podwiązanie jajowodów [neuter] (Polish), laqueadura [feminine] (Portuguese), laqueação [feminine] (Portuguese), перевя́зка ма́точных труб (perevjázka mátočnyx trub) [feminine] (Russian), tüp ligasyonu (Turkish), tüplerin bağlanması (Turkish)

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