: of, relating to, or involving a tube and especially a fallopian tube
tubal infection
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Among those under age 30, vasectomy rates increased by 59 percent, and tubal sterilization rates increased by 29 percent.
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Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2024
In states where lawmakers have proposed restrictions on contraception, women might feel tubal sterilization to be the most surefire way to prevent pregnancy.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
While the rate of both tubal libations and vasectomies increased rapidly, the rate of women getting their tubes tied was twice as high.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 13 Sep. 2024
The complaint said doctors found signs of a tubal ectopic pregnancy but discharged her and instructed her to return in two days.
—Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
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Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2024
In states where lawmakers have proposed restrictions on contraception, women might feel tubal sterilization to be the most surefire way to prevent pregnancy.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
While the rate of both tubal libations and vasectomies increased rapidly, the rate of women getting their tubes tied was twice as high.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 13 Sep. 2024
The complaint said doctors found signs of a tubal ectopic pregnancy but discharged her and instructed her to return in two days.
—Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
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tubal
adjective
tub·al
ˈt(y)ü-bəl 
: of, relating to, or involving a tube and especially a fallopian tube
tubal lumens
a tubal infection
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