ligation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /lɪˈɡeɪʃən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin ligatio, ligationis, from Latin ligo. Doublet of liaison.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Something that ties, a ligature.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of tying, of applying a ligature.
- (countable, uncountable) The state of having a ligature, of being tied.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, fallopian tube, etc during surgery; act of ligating.
- (countable, uncountable) The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ligations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tubal ligation · vasoligation · misligation · heteroligation · autoligation · polyligation · photoligation · postligation · crossligation · religation
Relateds
Translations (16)
fi sidonta (act of tying) · id ligasi (medicine: act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, etc) · fi tukkiminen (medicine: act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, etc) · fi sidos (something that ties) · fi liitäntä (chemistry: formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand) · fi sidoksen muodostuminen (chemistry: formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand) · no ligering (act of tying) · fi sidonta (something that ties) · fi sidottuna oleminen (state of being tied) · fi sitominen (act of tying) · es ligación (state of being tied) · fi sidotuksi tuleminen (state of being tied) · es ligación (act of tying) · id pengikatan (medicine: act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, etc) · fi sidonta (state of being tied) · el απολίνωση (medicine: act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, etc)