Meanings
nountubal ligation (countable and uncountable, plural tubal ligations)
plural tubal ligations
- countableuncountablemedicineA surgical procedure for female sterilization in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 輸卵管結紮術 /输卵管结扎术
- 輸卵管結紮術 /输卵管结扎术 (shūluǎnguǎn jiézāshù)procedure in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed
Finnish munanjohtimien tukkiminen
- munanjohtimien tukkiminenprocedure in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed
French ligature des trompes
- ligature des trompesprocedure in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed
German Tubenligatur
- Tubenligaturprocedure in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed
Polish podwiązanie jajowodów, podwiązanie jajników
- podwiązanie jajowodówprocedure in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed
- podwiązanie jajnikówprocedure in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed
Portuguese laqueadura, laqueação
- laqueaduraprocedure in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed
- laqueaçãoprocedure in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed
Russian перевя́зка ма́точных труб
- перевя́зка ма́точных труб (perevjázka mátočnyx trub)procedure in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed
Turkish tüp ligasyonu, tüplerin bağlanması
- tüp ligasyonuprocedure in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed
- tüplerin bağlanmasıprocedure in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed
Cite this entry
APA
tubal ligation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubal%20ligation
MLA
“tubal ligation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubal%20ligation. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tubal ligation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubal%20ligation.
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