tubal ligation

English Thesaurus

1. a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations (noun.act)

hypernym	:	ligation,
definition	:	(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	surgical contraception,
definition	:	contraception by surgical sterilization (noun.act)