Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ligation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ligation \Li*ga"tion\ (l[-i]*g[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ligation
n : tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as in surgery
to prevent bleeding)
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