ligated

Variant of ligate

ligate definition

li·gate (lī′gāt′)

transitive verb ligated -·gat′ed, ligating -·gat′·ing

to tie or bind with a ligature, as a bleeding artery

Etymology: < L ligatus, pp. of ligare, to bind, tie: see ligature

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