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Webster 1913 Edition
Ligator
Li-ga′tor
(lī̍-gā′tŏr)
Noun.
[See
Ligate
.] (Surg.)
An instrument for ligating, or for placing and fastening a ligature.
Definition 2024
ligator
ligator
English
Noun
ligator (plural ligators)
- A surgical instrument for ligating, or for placing and fastening a ligature.
Latin
Verb
ligātor
- second-person singular future passive imperative of ligō
- third-person singular future passive imperative of ligō
References
- LIGATOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)