ligation

[lahy-gey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.

2. anything that binds or ties up; ligature.

Other Word Forms

• ligative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ligation¹

1590–1600; < Late Latin ligātiōn- (stem of ligātiō ), equivalent to Latin ligāt ( us ) ( ligate ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Last October, she took the definitive step of undergoing a sterilisation procedure known as tubal ligation - permanently closing the door on motherhood.

From BBC

I didn't have to worry about that to the point where a year after we were married, I went ahead and had tubal ligation because he didn't want kids, I didn't want kids.

From Salon

But tubal ligation is frequently promoted as a nearly bulletproof option that prevents pregnancy.

From Salon

“These have been mostly orthopaedic, cataract and a few tubal ligation surgeries for women who no longer wish to fall pregnant,” Dr Kariem said.

From BBC

One of their main findings was that the expression of the Il1rl1 gene was markedly higher in peri-root tissue five days after ligation.

From Science Daily

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