Ligation

Li-ga′tion

(lī̍-gā′shŭn)

,

Noun.

[L.

ligatio

, fr.

ligare

to bind. Cf.

.]

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

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Sir W. Scott.

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Noun.

[L. ligatio.] The act of binding, or state of being bound.

ligation ‎(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