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
Braman did not find it necessary to ligate, but was able to check the hemorrhage with lint and persulphate of iron, in powder, with pressure.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
If hæmorrhage takes place from the ulcerated surface and cannot be controlled by adrenalin, or other local styptics, it may be necessary to ligate the lingual, or even the external carotid artery.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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 Miles, Alexander
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 Miles, Alexander
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
For the 1-month-old mouse samples, N6 human samples, as well as the non-N6 and non-N37 human samples, we used custom 3-bp barcodes that were inserted at the ligated end of the adapters.
From Nature ● Oct. 10, 2017
One micrgram of digested DNA was fragmented using the Covaris system and ligated with adaptors using TruSeq DNA libraries.
From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017
There is small danger of gangrene if the accompanying vein is also ligated.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the neck, it is liable to be divided or ligated in the course of operations for the removal of malignant or tuberculous glands, for goitre, or for ligation of the common carotid.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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
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
This is carried out on the same lines as for aneurysmal varix, and at the same time incising the sac, turning out the clots, and ligating any branches which open into the sac.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
This will be very painful from beginning to end of the ligating, but any, even the most sensitive, patient can bear it.
From An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time by Hill, B. L. (Benjamin L.)
This complication is not usually serious, and can be prevented and controlled by observing proper precautions in cutting off the cord, or by picking up the cut ends of the vessel and ligating it.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
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