ligation
IPA: ɫaɪgˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- Something that ties, a ligature.
- The act of tying, of applying a ligature.
- The state of having a ligature, of being tied.
- (surgery) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, fallopian tube, etc during surgery; act of ligating.
- (chemistry) The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand.
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Examples of "ligation" in Sentences
- That's not really a surgery, but a ligation.
- Shortly after, she underwent a tubal ligation.
- Multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification.
- Ovarian cancer is reduced in women after tubal ligation.
- It is indicated for soft tissue approximation and ligation.
- She participated in the Sisters of Mercy study on tubal ligation.
- Tubal Ligation was a form of permanent female sterilization in the past.
- A mismatch between the OCP and the SNP prevents ligation and circularization.
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