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li·ga·tion    Audio Help   [lahy-gey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of ligating, esp. of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
2.anything that binds or ties up; ligature.
[Origin: 1590–1600; < LL ligātiōn- (s. of ligātiō), equiv. to L ligāt(us) (see ligate) + -iōn- -ion]

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lig·a·tive    Audio Help   [lig-uh-tiv] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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li·ga·tion    Audio Help   (lī-gā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The act of binding or of applying a ligature.
    2. The state of being bound.
  2. Something that binds; a ligature.

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ligation

noun
(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery) 

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li·ga·tion (l-gshn)
n.

  1. The act of binding or of applying a ligature.
  2. The state of being bound.
  3. Something that binds; a ligature.

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Main Entry: li·ga·tion
Pronunciation: lI-'gA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : the surgical process of tying up an anatomical channel (as a blood vessel) b : the process of joining together chemical chains (as of DNA or protein)
2 : something that binds : LIGATURE

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Ligation

Li`ai`son"\ (l[-e]`[asl]`z[^o]N"), n. [F., fr. L. ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. See Ligature, and cf. Ligation.] A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; especially, an illicit intimacy between a man and a woman.
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Ligation

Li*ga"tion\ (l[-i]*g[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. Liaison.]

1. The act of binding, or the state of being bound.

2. That which binds; bond; connection.

Tied with tape, and sealed at each fold and ligation. --Sir W. Scott.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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