tubal ligation

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tubal ligation (countable and uncountable, plural tubal ligations)

  1. (medicine) A surgical procedure for female sterilization in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed.
    Coordinate term: vasectomy (analogous procedure for male anatomy)

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