English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

1. Something that ties, a ligature.
2. The act of tying, of applying a ligature.
3. The state of having a ligature, of being tied.
4. The act of tying off a blood vessel during surgery.

• The act of making a ligature (tie). In medicine, a ligature is a device, similar to a tourniquet, usually of thread or string, tied around a limb, blood vessel or similar to restrict blood flow. A ligature can be used for tumor strangulation, carried out before removal.
• Chemical ligation, the process of producing peptides from amino acids
• The DNA-ligating action of DNA ligase
• Tubal ligation, a method of female sterilization