ligate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of ligate
1590–1600; < Latin ligātus (past participle of ligāre to tie, bind); see -ate 1
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Spliceosomes bind to the signals that mark the exon/intron border to remove the introns and ligate the exons together.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The treatment is to ligate the common carotid or the vertebral artery in the neck, according to the seat of the aneurysm.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
If profuse hæmorrhage occurs it may be necessary to ligate the main artery lower in the neck.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Secondary hæmorrhage is much more difficult to arrest on account of the friable state of the tissues, and it may be necessary to ligate the lingual or even the external carotid in the neck.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
If the bleeding cannot otherwise be arrested it may be necessary to ligate the external carotid artery.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
The NHCs developed in this study play significant roles in stabilizing unstable molecules as well as enhancing the performance of their ligated transition metal complexes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2023
One micrgram of digested DNA was fragmented using the Covaris system and ligated with adaptors using TruSeq DNA libraries.
From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017
In brief, 1 μg genomic DNA was fragmented and ligated with adaptors using TruSeq DNA libraries.
From Nature ● Aug. 1, 2017
There is small danger of gangrene if the accompanying vein is also ligated.
From Time Magazine Archive
Green practiced rapid removal of the tumor and ligated the bleeding vessels later.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
Simply put, with this model, periodontal disease is artificially induced by ligating silk threads onto the molars of mice models, which induces plaque accumulation.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
However, probably ligating is meant instead of severing.
From The Goat-gland Transplantation As Originated and Successfully Performed by J. R. Brinkley, M. D., of Milford, Kansas, U. S. A., in Over 600 Operations Upon Men and Women by Sydney Blanshard Flower
Many cases require ligating, which is almost entirely confined to arteries.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Extirpation of the Sac—The Old Operation.—The procedure which goes by this name consists in exposing the aneurysm, incising the sac, clearing out the clots, and ligating the artery above and below the sac.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The square knot is the one used by surgeons in ligating vessels and securing bandages.
From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell
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