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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

Example Sentences

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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

When she first approached a doctor about tubal ligation at the age of 23, she was met with resistance.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

I didn't have to worry about that to the point where a year after we were married, I went ahead and had tubal ligation because he didn't want kids, I didn't want kids.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024

According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, tubal ligation is considered to be a “permanent” option, as there is less than 1 person who gets pregnant a year after the surgery.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 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