Ligation Definition

lī-gāshən
ligations
noun
The act of binding or of applying a ligature.
American Heritage Medicine
The state of being bound.
American Heritage Medicine
Something that binds; a ligature.
American Heritage Medicine
(medicine) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel or fallopian tube during surgery.
Wiktionary

(chemistry) The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand.

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Other Word Forms of Ligation

Noun

Singular:
ligation
Plural:
ligations

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