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Ligation

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Noun

1. ligation

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ligation

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verb
(transitive)
to tie up or constrict (something) with a ligature

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Ligation

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈliˌgated or ˈliˌgating
to tie or bind with a ligature, as a bleeding artery

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ligation

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

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