| NOUN | act | tubal ligation | a sterilization procedure with women |
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| Meaning | A sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations. | |
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| Broader | ligation | (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery) |
| surgical contraception | contraception by surgical sterilization | |
| Spanish | ligadura de trompas | |
| Catalan | lligadura de trompes | |
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