ligation

laɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən

Definition

Definition of ligation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

binding

Rare

act of tying or binding something

Rare

Ligation of the tubes was performed during the procedure.

binding

tying

medical

TECH.

surgical act of tying off blood vessels

TECH.

Ligation was necessary to stop the bleeding.

binding

tying

chemistry

TECH.

formation of a complex with a ligand

TECH.

The ligation process formed a stable complex.

chelation

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Expressions with ligation

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tubal ligation

sterilization by tying and removing Fallopian tubes

The doctor explained the tubal ligation process thoroughly.

band ligation

medical procedure using bands to tie off vessels

The doctor recommended band ligation for the varices.

Origin of ligation

Latin, ligare (to bind)

Terms with ligation included in their meaning

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tie someone's tubes

medical

perform a tubal ligation for birth control

ligate

chemistry

join molecules or atoms through ligation

Examples of ligation in a sentence

Ligation was necessary to prevent bleeding.
The surgeon performed a ligation to prevent hemorrhage.
During the procedure, ligation of the artery was completed.
Ligation with the new ligand was successful.
The chemist studied the ligation properties.

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French:ligature, ligation, ...
German:Ligatur, Unterbindung, ...
Italian:legatura, legazione, ...
Spanish:ligadura, ligación, ...
Portuguese:ligadura, laqueação, ...
Chinese:结扎, 血管结扎, ...
Japanese:結紮, 血管結紮, ...
Arabic:رَبْط, إجراء الربط, ...
Hebrew:קְשִׁירָה, לִיגַצְיָה, ...
Russian:лигирование, перевязка, ...
Ukrainian:лігація, перев'язування, ...
Hindi:लिगेशन, रक्त वाहिका बंधन, ...
Bengali:বাঁধাই, লিগেশন, ...
Catalan:lligadura, ligadura, ...
Czech:ligace, komplexace, ...
Danish:ligering, ...
Dutch:ligatie, afbinding, ...
Greek:σύνδεση, απολίνωση, ...
Hungarian:lekötés, ligatúra, ...
Khmer:ការចងភ្ជាប់, ការចងសរសៃឈាម, ...
Korean:결찰, 리게이션, ...
Persian:بستن, لیگاتور, ...
Polish:podwiązanie, ligatura, ...
Portuguese (BR):ligadura, amarradura, ...
Romanian:ligatură, ligație, ...
Swedish:ligering, ...
Thai:การผูกมัด, การผูกหลอดเลือด, ...
Turkish:ligasyon, bağlanma, ...
Vietnamese:thắt ống dẫn trứng, thắt mạch, ...

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Definition of ligation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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