ligation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Something that ties, a ligature.
The act of tying, of applying a ligature.
The state of having a ligature, of being tied.
The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, fallopian tube, etc during surgery; act of ligating.
The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand.

/lɪˈɡeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ligation.wav

ligation ligations

Borrowed from Late Latin ligatio, ligationis, from Latin ligo. Doublet of liaison.

colligation

autoligation crossligation heteroligation misligation photoligation polyligation postligation religation tubal ligation vasoligation

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