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 Words From

• lig·a·tive [lig, -, uh, -tiv], 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

Trevor, the man in Arizona planning to get a vasectomy, says his wife has been turned down for tubal ligation five times, while he’s so far faced little resistance in scheduling his own procedure.

From Time

I was on birth control pills for years, and when I got my OBGYN to agree to it- I got a tubal ligation.

From The Daily Beast

Tubal ligation is used by about the same number of women but is much less easy to undo.

From The Daily Beast

What she now thinks they were talking about was a tubal ligation.

From The Daily Beast

It is the ligation of sense, but the liberty of reason, and our waking conceptions do not match the Fancies of our sleeps.

From Project Gutenberg

The ligature may be applied on the cardiac side of the aneurysm—proximal ligation, or to the artery beyond—distal ligation.

From Project Gutenberg

Ligation of the aorta has so far been unsuccessful, but in one case operated upon by Keen the patient survived forty-eight days.

From Project Gutenberg

Those most suitable for ligation are cases in which the aneurysm is circumscribed and globular (Sheen).

From Project Gutenberg

If ligation is found to be impracticable, the Moore-Corradi method or Macewen's needling may be tried.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• association
• channel
• contact
• element
• hookup
• network
• relationship
• tie