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tubal ligation
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tubal ligation
n.
A method of female sterilization in which the fallopian tubes are surgically tied.
tubal ligation
n
(Medicine / Surgery) the tying of the Fallopian tubes as a method of sterilization
tubal ligation  (tbl)
A method of sterilization in which the fallopian tubes are surgically tied.
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Noun1.tubal ligation - a sterilization procedure with womentubal ligation - a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations
ligation - (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
surgical contraception - contraception by surgical sterilization
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