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Tubal ligation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Tubal ligation has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations

2

A surgical procedure for sterilization in which a woman's Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed.

See Also
fallopian tube salpingectomy sterilization block have one's tubes tied sever surgical tubectomy
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
ligation surgical contraception
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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