#tubal_ligation__tuballigation  a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations
  supertype:  ligation  tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as in surgery to prevent bleeding)
     supertype:  tying  the act of tying things together
        supertype:  fastening__attachment  the act of fastening things together
           supertype:  joining__connection__connexion  the act of bringing two things into contact; "the joining of hands around the table"
              supertype:  change_of_integrity  the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
                 supertype:  change  the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
                    supertype:  action  something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
                       supertype:  human_action__humanaction__act__human_activity__humanactivity  something that people do or cause to happen
                          supertype:  process__proces  situation commonly considered as making a change during some period of time
                             supertype:  situation  something that "occurs" in a real/imaginary region of time and space
                                supertype:  thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
                             supertype:  process_or_process_description
                                supertype:  processing_thing
                                   supertype:  thing_playing_some_role  category to classify things according to roles/viewpoints; classification under this category is application-dependant
                                      supertype:  thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
                          supertype:  process__proces__physicalsituation  intuitively, the class of things that happen and have temporal parts or stages; examples include extended events like a football match or a race, actions like pursuing and reading, and biological processes; sumo#process is not identical to pm#situation because an instance of pm#situation is not necessarily an instance of sumo#physical
                             supertype:  situation  something that "occurs" in a real/imaginary region of time and space
                             supertype:  process_or_process_description
                             supertype:  physical__physical_thing  an entity that has a location in space-time; locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time; click here for more details on the identical category sowa#physical_thing
                                supertype:  thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
  supertype:  surgical_contraception  contraception by surgical sterilization
     supertype:  sterilisation__sterilization  the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
        supertype:  surgical_operation__operation__surgery__surgical_procedure__surgical_process  a therapeutic procedure with instruments to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
           supertype:  therapy  (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"
              supertype:  medical_care__medicalcare__medical_aid__medicalaid  professional treatment for illness or injury
                 supertype:  treatment  care by procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury
                    supertype:  tending__attention__aid  the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention"
                       supertype:  work  activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"
                          supertype:  activity  any specific activity or pursuit; "they avoided all recreational activity"
                             supertype:  human_action__humanaction__act__human_activity__humanactivity  something that people do or cause to happen
     supertype:  contraception__contraceptive_method__contraceptivemethod  birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
        supertype:  birth_control__birthcontrol__birth_prevention__birthprevention__family_planning  limiting the number of children born
           supertype:  planning  an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"
              supertype:  readying__preparation  the activity of preparing
                 supertype:  activity  any specific activity or pursuit; "they avoided all recreational activity"

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