What does ligation mean?
Ligation means Something that ties, a ligature..
Ligation
/lɪˈɡeɪʃən/ · noun
Meaning
Something that ties, a ligature..
Definitions by Sense
- Something that ties, a ligature.
- The act of tying, of applying a ligature.
- The state of having a ligature, of being tied.
- (surgery) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, fallopian tube, etc during surgery; act of ligating.
- (chemistry) The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand.
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Word Forms
- ligations
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