Meanings
verbhave one's tubes tied (third-person singular simple present has one's tubes tied, present participle having one's tubes tied, simple past and past participle had one's tubes tied)
present singular third person has one's tubes tied · participle present having one's tubes tied · participle past had one's tubes tied · past had one's tubes tied
- colloquialmedicineTo undergo a tubal ligation.
My sister had her tubes tied after her fifth pregnancy.
Translations
French se faire ligaturer les trompes (de Fallope)
- se faire ligaturer les trompes (de Fallope)Translations
Polish but see podwiązywać jajowody, podwiązać jajowody
- but see podwiązywać jajowodyTranslations
- podwiązać jajowodyTranslations
Spanish ligarse las trompas
- ligarse las trompasTranslations
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Chicago
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