ligation

/laɪˈgeɪʃən/
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Other forms: ligations

Definitions of ligation
  1. noun
    (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
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    types:
    tubal ligation
    a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations
    type of:
    ligature, tying
    the act of tying or binding things together
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