ligation

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Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ligatio, ligationis, from Latin ligo. Doublet of liaison.

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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

ligation (countable and uncountable, plural ligations)

  1. Something that ties, a ligature.
  2. The act of tying, of applying a ligature.
  3. The state of having a ligature, of being tied.
  4. (surgery) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, fallopian tube, etc during surgery; act of ligating.
  5. (chemistry) The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand.

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