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noun, verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing.| 1. | the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill. |
| 2. | anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord. |
| 3. | a tie or bond: the ligature of mutual need that bound them together. |
| 4. | Printing, Orthography. a stroke or bar connecting two letters. |
| 5. | Printing. a character or type combining two or more letters, as fl and ƕ. |
| 6. | Music.
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| 7. | Surgery. a thread or wire for constriction of blood vessels or for removing tumors by strangulation. |
| 8. | to bind with a ligature; tie up; ligate. |
ligature lig·a·ture (lĭg'ə-ch&oobreve;r', -chər)
n.
The act of tying or binding.
A cord, wire, or bandage used for tying or binding.
A thread, wire, or cord used in surgery to close vessels or tie off ducts.