tubectomyn.
/tjuːˈbɛktəmi/ Surgery.
= salpingectomy n. at salpingo- comb. form .
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female circumcision1697
nymphotomy1704
hysterotomy1707
ovariotomy1844
clitoridectomy1866
hysterectomy1872
oophorectomy1872
ovariectomy1873
clitorectomy1880
genital mutilation1884
myomotomy1884
myomectomy1886
salpingectomy1888
panhysterectomy1890
salpingo-oöphorectomy1890
trachelotomy1890
dilatation and curettage1906
vulvectomy1916
tubectomy1925
hymenectomy1931
salpingolysis1937
labiaplasty1964
scrape1968
female genital cutting1996
1925 T. L. Stedman Pract. Med. Dict. (ed. 8) 1057/2 Tubectomy, salpingectomy.
1975 Lancet 27 Sept. 567/1 (heading) Tubectomy by paraprofessional surgeons in rural Bangladesh.
1977 Time 7 Feb. 45/3 The government is pushing birth control programmes: 6 million people underwent vasectomies or tubectomies in six months last year.
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