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tu·bal

 (to͞o′bəl, tyo͞o′-)
adj.
Of, relating to, or occurring in a tube, such as the fallopian tube or the eustachian tube.
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tubal

(ˈtjuːbəl)
adj
1. of or relating to a tube
2. (Physiology) of, relating to, or developing in a Fallopian tube: a tubal pregnancy.
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tub•al

(ˈtu bəl, ˈtyu-)

adj.
pertaining to a tube, as a fallopian tube.
[1725–35]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.tubal - of or relating to occurring in a tube such as e.g. the Fallopian tube or Eustachian tubetubal - of or relating to occurring in a tube such as e.g. the Fallopian tube or Eustachian tube; "tubal ligation"; "tubal pregnancy"
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Translations

tu·bal

a. tubárico-a;
___ pregnancyembarazo ectópico en una trompa de Falopio;
___ ligationligadura o ligazón de las trompas.
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tubal

adj tubárico
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Fallopian tubal factors are the commonest cause of female infertility.
Other causes may be unsuccessful tubal ligation, pregnancy due to an intrauterine device (IUD) and infertility treatment.
[USPRwire, Sun Nov 11 2018] The growing awareness for controlling the population in order to curb the increasing challenges pertaining to the growing population and the extensive impact on the economy is giving a boost the various birth control alternatives such as tubal obstruction devices, especially in developing countries which include China, India and the United States.
(2) Although multiple variables have been identified, change in marital status is the most commonly cited reason for desiring a tubal reversal.
Most preferred method of contraception was tubal ligation 37% and condoms 29% vasectomy being the least preferred.
In Barangay 176, Bagong Silang, 19-year-old tricycle driver Agapito Tubal died after two men wearing bonnets shot him.
"One patient included in this report was a Presence Health patient who was denied a tubal ligation at the time of a C-section when it is safest, and then, after being denied her tubal ligation, was told that she could not get contraception unless she was willing to lie about the reason," the letter states.
At least 67 ectopic pregnancies (abdominal, ovarian, and tubal) have been reported in patients previously subjected to hysterectomy, since its description for the first time in 1895 (1-8).
Quite often, a number of women distressed from infertility are bewildered with the fact that the solitary reason for their inability to conceive is tubal in origin [1, 2].
However, there are no well-defined studies or data to suggest standard of care in the case of bilateral tubal ectopic pregnancies, particularly in the setting of one ruptured and one nonruptured ectopic pregnancy.