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
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 Miles, Alexander
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
Medical authorities tell him to do coeliotomy at once, ligate the uterine and ovarian arteries, and remove the foetus.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
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
Once an artery has been ligated or repaired, the collateral blood vessels can be stimulated by: ?
From Time Magazine Archive
The spleen protruded, and the protruding part was ligated by a silver wire, one-half of the organ sloughing off; the patient recovered.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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
The square knot is the one used by surgeons in ligating vessels and securing bandages.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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.)
Partial extirpation of the thyroid gland is still practiced; and Wolfler has revived the operation of ligating the thyroid arteries in the treatment of tumors of the thyroid gland.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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
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