: of, relating to, or involving a tube and especially a fallopian tube
tubal infection
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The complaint said doctors found signs of a tubal ectopic pregnancy but discharged her and instructed her to return in two days.
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Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
Liang and several colleagues analyzed electronic health records at one health care institution in Michigan and found that requests for tubal sterilizations surged in the months after the Dobbs decision and then returned to baseline.
—Barbara Mantel, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Renal cancer, nephritis, and kidney tubal tissue injury are just some of the conditions that were initially excluded because of a lack of available scientific data connecting them to radiation exposure.
—Time, 21 July 2023
Vasectomies and tubal ligations can be reversed in some cases, although success rates vary widely.
—Elizabeth Hintz, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022
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Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
Liang and several colleagues analyzed electronic health records at one health care institution in Michigan and found that requests for tubal sterilizations surged in the months after the Dobbs decision and then returned to baseline.
—Barbara Mantel, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Renal cancer, nephritis, and kidney tubal tissue injury are just some of the conditions that were initially excluded because of a lack of available scientific data connecting them to radiation exposure.
—Time, 21 July 2023
Vasectomies and tubal ligations can be reversed in some cases, although success rates vary widely.
—Elizabeth Hintz, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022
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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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