LIGATION

ligation

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

ligation (countable and uncountable, plural ligations)

Something that ties, a ligature.

The act of tying, of applying a ligature.

The state of having a ligature, of being tied.

(medicine) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel or fallopian tube during surgery.

(chemistry) The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand.

Anagrams

• intaglio, logitian, taglioni

Source: Wiktionary

Li*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. Liaison.]

1. The act of binding, or the state of being bound.

2. That which binds; bond; connection. Tied with tape, and sealed at each fold and ligation. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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