| Pronunciation: | | lI'geyshun
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | |
[n] tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as in surgery to prevent bleeding) |
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LIGATION is a 8 letter word that starts with L. |
| | See Also: | | ligature, tubal ligation, tying |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Li*ga"tion\ (l[-i]*g[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. ligatio, fr.
ligare to bind. Cf. {Liaison}.]
1. The act of binding, or the state of being bound.
2. That which binds; bond; connection.
Tied with tape, and sealed at each fold and
ligation. --Sir W.
Scott.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The process of tying off blood vessels so that blood cannot flow to a part of the body or to a tumor. |
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