ligation

[ lahy-gey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.

  2. anything that binds or ties up; ligature.

Origin of ligation

1
1590–1600; <Late Latin ligātiōn- (stem of ligātiō), equivalent to Latin ligāt(us) (see ligate) + -iōn--ion

Other words from ligation

  • lig·a·tive [lig-uh-tiv], /ˈlɪg ə tɪv/, adjective

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