ligate
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
Origin of ligate
1Words Nearby ligate
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How to use ligate in a sentence
If the bleeding cannot otherwise be arrested it may be necessary to ligate the external carotid artery.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander MilesIf profuse hæmorrhage occurs it may be necessary to ligate the main artery lower in the neck.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander MilesMedical authorities tell him to do coeliotomy at once, ligate the uterine and ovarian arteries, and remove the foetus.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyAmong the Islanders they sometimes ligate the prepuce so that it drops off.
History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present | Peter Charles RemondinoI know there are professors in this country who "ligate" arteries.
Medical Essays | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
British Dictionary definitions for ligate
/ (ˈlaɪɡeɪt) /
(tr) to tie up or constrict (something) with a ligature
Origin of ligate
1Derived forms of ligate
- ligation, noun
- ligative (ˈlɪɡətɪv), adjective
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