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ligation

[lahy-gey-shuhn] / laɪˈgeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
link
Synonyms
STRONGEST
association channel contact element hookup network relationship tie
STRONG
articulation attachment bond connective constituent copula coupler coupling division fastening hitch in interconnection interface intersection joining joint junction knot ligament ligature loop member nexus part piece ring seam section splice tie up weld yoke
WEAK
vinculum
Antonyms
STRONG
line whole

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Between 2020 and 2023, roughly 16,000 women in the East African country underwent tubal ligation, according to Kenya's health ministry.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

Last October, she took the definitive step of undergoing a sterilisation procedure known as tubal ligation - permanently closing the door on motherhood.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

Not only is the cost of tubal ligation more expensive than a vasectomy, but it is a more complex procedure.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024

“The cost and complexity of the procedure of a tubal ligation is much higher, yet we're still seeing different uses of tubal sterilization versus vasectomy.”

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2024

We won her freedom after establishing that she had had a tubal ligation five years prior to her arrest, which made it biologically impossible for her to conceive, let alone give birth to, a child.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson