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Noun: tubectomy  t(y)oo'bek-tu-mee
  1. Surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes
    "A bilateral tubectomy was performed as a sterilization procedure";
    - salpingectomy

Derived forms: tubectomies

Type of: ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation

Encyclopedia: Tubectomy