TUBAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tubal mean? 

• TUBAL (adjective)
  The adjective TUBAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to occurring in a tube such as e.g. the Fallopian tube or Eustachian tube

  Familiarity information: TUBAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TUBAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to occurring in a tube such as e.g. the Fallopian tube or Eustachian tube

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

tubal pregnancy

Pertainym:

tube ((anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure)

Derivation:

tube ((anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure)

 Context examples 

Also called: Tubal Pregnancy, Abdominal Pregnancy, Abdominal pregnancy, tubal pregnancy

(Ectopic Pregnancy, Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health)

A rupture of the fallopian tube wall due to tubal pregnancy, or other traumatic or pathologic processes.

(Fallopian Tube Perforation, NCI Thesaurus)

An antigen expressed by tissues derived from mullerian epithelium (tubal, endometrial and endocervical) or celomic epithelium (mesothelial cells of the pleura, pericardium and peritoneum).

(CA-125 Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)

A surgical procedure for infertility related to tubal factors where the ovary is relocated to within the uterine cavity.

(Ovarian Implantation, NCI Thesaurus)

It may obstruct the lumen of the fallopian tube and result in infertility or tubal pregnancy.

(Fallopian Tube Endometrioid Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

Adnexal masses include ovarian cysts, ectopic (tubal) pregnancies, and benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer) tumors.

(Adnexal mass, NCI Dictionary)