ligation
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ligate (ˈlaɪɡeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to tie up or constrict (something) with a ligature | |
| [C16: from Latin ligātus, from ligāre to bind] | |
| li'gation | |
| —n | |
| ligative | |
| —adj | |
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Ligation
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ligation
1590s, from L. ligationem, noun of action from ligare "to bind" (see ligament).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
ligation li·ga·tion (lī-gā'shən)
n.
The act of binding or of applying a ligature.
The state of being bound.
Something that binds; a ligature.
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Example sentences
Surgery that may be done to treat hemorrhoids includes rubber band ligation or surgical hemorrhoidectomy.
Following ligation the vector with the insert of interest is transfected into cells.
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