tubal
adjective
uk/ˈtʃuː.bəl/us/ˈtuː.bəl/anatomy,medicalspecialized
in,relatingto, orinvolvingone of thefallopiantubesin thehumanbody:
Femaleinfertilitycould have manycauses,includingpelvicscarring, tubalblockage, or endometriosis.
Wecomparedtwomethodsof tubalsterilization.
formal
using atubeor in theformof atube:
Thefamilyhadopposedapplicationsfrom thedoctorsforpermissiontowithdrawtubalfeeding(= puttingliquidfooddirectlyinto someone'sbodyusing atube).
Heinventedaslendertubaltelescopelens, which he used tolookinside hispatients'knees.
The epididymis is the tubalstructurethatcarriesspermfrom thetesticle.
- Tubalscarringcanleadtoinfertilityor ectopicpregnancy.
- This is a radiodiagnostictechniquethat is used todetectuterineand tubal pathologies.
- Thepatientdid notconceivedespiteregularovulatorycyclesanddiagnosticlaparoscopyrevealedbilateraltubal adhesions.
- Theembryoswere thenwashedandculturedinhumantubalfluid.
Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- adenoid
- agonist
- gracilis
- grey matter
- groove
- gyrus
- hallucis
- oxytocin
- papilla
- papillary
- parietal
- pecten
- vesical
- vesicle
- vestibular
- vestibule
- visceral muscle
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Relating to particular parts of the body
Sexual & reproductive organs
Spherical, circular and annular objects